Question

How do you simplify 28/50?

Answer 1

Simplest form of $\frac{28}{50}$:

First, we need to find the greatest common factor (GCF) of both the numerator and the denominator. 

Factors of 28: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
Factors of 50: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50

Now, we know that the GCF is 2, since it is the greatest common factor.


Second, we now have divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCF (2).

$28 \div 2 = 14 \\ 50 \div 2 = 25$

Third, we can now revise our fraction in the simplest form. Take the new numerator and denominator and put them into fraction form.

Simplified form: $\fbox {14/25}$
Decimal form: $\fbox {0.56}$

Answer 2

You can simplify a fraction by dividing both sides by the biggest number both sides can be divided by without having a remainder. 
28/50 -> 28/2 = 14; 50/2 = 25 -> 14/25 
both numbers were divisible by the number 2, simplifying the fraction to 14/25