Question

What is 60:48 in the simplest form

Answer 1

5:4

Explanation:

If both are even, I usually like to divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2 until I can no longer do so (meaning, dividing either of them by 2 would result in a fraction). This is, of course, if you cannot think of the greatest common factor off the top of your head.

`(60)/(48) \to (30)/(24) \to (15)/(12)`
We cannot divide by 2 anymore, however, it is a lot simpler to detect now that we can divide by 3.

`(15)/(12) \to (5)/(4)`

Answer 2

reduce a fraction to its simplest form, we divide both numerator and denominator by their GCF. 48 / 60 ÷ 12 / 12 = 4 / 5.

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