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How do you simplify 875/1000

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Find\ GCF(875;\ 1000)


875|5\\175|5\\.\ 35|5\\.\ \ 7|7\\.\ \ 1|\\875=\fbox5*\fbox5*\fbox5*7\\\\1000|5\\.\ 200|5\\.\ \ 40|5\\.\ \ \ 8|2\\.\ \ \ 4|2\\.\ \ \ 2|2\\.\ \ \ 1|\\1000=\fbox5*\fbox5*\fbox5*2*2*2


GCF(875;\ 1000)=\fbox5*\fbox5*\fbox5=125\\\\(875)/(1000)=(875:125)/(1000:125)=(7)/(2*2*2)=\boxed{(7)/(8)}
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