Question

What is 15/12 in simplest form?

Answer 1

5/4 because the numerator and denominator are both divisible by 3

Answer 2

15/12 in simplest form is 5/4 but 5/4 is an improper fraction so you have to turn it into a mixed number. You do do this by dividing 5 by 4. When doing this you get 1 1/4
15    3x   5            1   1/4
-----  =  -----         ----
12    3x   4        4)5
                         -  4
                         ------
                             1
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