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Reduce 27/42 to the lowest term

User Guru
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9/14 would be the lowest possible answer if you want it in decimal form it is 0.64285714
User Davidpauljunior
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so you need to find a number that goes into both of these numbers:
3 goes into both, so divide both by 3
27/3 = 9
42/3 = 14
so your answer is 9/14
User Li Chen
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