Reduce the fraction 36/48 to its lowest term

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Answer:

3/4

Explanation:

$(36)/(48)=(3\cdot 12)/(4\cdot 12)=(3)/(4)\cdot(12)/(12)\\\\=(3)/(4)\cdot 1=(3)/(4)$

Effectively, divide both numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, 12.

Tgeros answered Jun 10, 2020

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