Question

Reduce the fractions to simplest form 8/12

Answer 1

Answer: 2/3

Step-by-step explanation: To write the fraction 8/12 in lowest terms, we divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor of 8 and 12.

Since the factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8 and the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12, the greatest common factor of 8 and 12 is 4. So we divide the numerator and the denominator of 8/12 by 4 to get 2/3.

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So, your answer is 2/3.

Answer 2

The simplest form of 8/12 is 2/3.

The easiest way to simplify fractions is to first see if both the numerator and the denominator are divisible by 2, as dividing by 2 is not very difficult. In this case, both 8 and 12 are divisible by 2, so we get the fraction 4/6.

However, 4/6 is not the simplest form as we can see that both 4 and 6 can be divided by 2 again, which gives us the answer of 2/3.

We know that this is the answer as there is no common factor, like 2, that goes in to both 2 and 3.

I hope this helps!