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What is the GCF of the numerator and denominator in the following fraction? -99/176

3
9
11
They are relatively prime.

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the answer is 11 :))

User Notalentgeek
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-99 = -9*11
176 = 16*11

Both factorizations have 11 show up. It turns out that 11 is the largest common factor.

Answer: C) 11

Note: if you divide both numerator and denominator by 11, then the fraction reduces to -9/16
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