Question

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1) what is the fraction 36/8 expressed in lowest terms?

Answer 1

first factor because
4/8=1/2 because 4/8=1/2 times 4/4 and 4/4=1 so 1/2 times 1=1/2 so

factor
36/8
factor 36 and 8
36=2 times 2 times 3 times 3
8=2 times 2 times 2 so
36/8=
`(2 times 2 times 3 times 3)/(2 times 2 times 2) = (2)/(2) times (2)/(2) times (3)/(2) times (3)/(1)`= 1 times
`(3)/(2) times (3)/(1)`=
`(3 time 3)/(2 times 1)= (9)/(2)`

the answer is 9/2