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What is the fraction 36/80 expressed in lowest terms?

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36=3^2*2^2
80=2^4*5
The commonalities between the two are 2^2, meaning you can eliminate 4 from both the numerator and denominator. Dividing them by 4, makes the new fraction 9/20
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