Question

What is 40/100 simplified

Answer 1

The answer is 2/5. Just divide each by two until in simplest form.

Answer 2

Factors of 40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100
Common Factors: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
Greatest Common Factor: 20


`(40:20)/(100:20)= (2)/(5) \\ \\ (40)/(100)= (2)/(5)`