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Simplify the expression 75/153 completely.

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to reduce 75/153 to lowest term divide both top and bottom by the number 3
75 / 3 = 25
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153 / 3 51

if you want to check it then simply multiply both the numerator and denominator 25/51 by 3 to get 75/153

User Maelig
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Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
GCD of 75 and 153 is 3
Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
75 ÷ 3
153 ÷ 3
Reduced fraction:
25/51
So,its 25/51 hope this helps
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