Question

Rewrite 118 as a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer 1

Last choice 1 9/50

118/100 =

(2 × 59)/(22 × 52) =

((2 × 59) ÷ 2) / ((22 × 52) ÷ 2) =

59/(2 × 52) =

59/50

Then

59 ÷ 50 = 1 and remainder = 9 =>

59 = 1 × 50 + 9 =>

59/50 =

(1 × 50 + 9) / 50 =

1 + 9/50 =

1 9/50