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Reduce 28/42 lowest term

User ErikL
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28/42
28/2=14
42/2=21
2/3
the answer is 2/3
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User EKanadily
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Both 28 and 42 divide equally into 2, so we can divide both terms by 2 and see if we need to reduce it more.

14/21

Now, both terms can be divided equally by 7.

2/3

Now, both terms cannot be divided by any whole number other than 1, so 2/3 is our reduced fraction.
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