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Write 2/10 in simplest form?

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2/10 in simplest form is 1/5 You divide each number by 2.
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2/10 in simplest form:

First, we can start out by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator (2) and the denominator (10). This should always be done when simplifying a fraction the quickest way. Let's list out the factors of each number and find the common ones.

Factors of 2: 1, 2
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10

The GCF is 2, considering that 1 and 2 are the common factors, but 2 is the greatest.

Second, our last step is to divide our numerator and denominator by the GCF (2) to find out our simplified fraction.


2 / 2 = 1 \\ 10 / 2 = 5

Answer in fraction form:
\fbox {1/5}
Answer in decimal form:
\fbox {0.2}
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