What is 18/42 in it's simplest form?

Mathematics

2 answers:

docker41 [41]2 years ago

5 0

$\dfrac{18}{42}=\dfrac{3\cdot6}{7\cdot6}=\dfrac{3}{7}$

alexandr1967 [171]2 years ago

3 0

Well, you can divide both numbers by 6.
18/6=3
42/6=7.
You have the simplest form in the simplest way!!
Your answer is 3/7.
Hope this helped!!

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Step-by-step explanation:

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