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Reduce the fraction 55/121 to its lowest terms. a) 11/24 b) 5/11 c) 10/22 d) 55/121

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Answer:

b) 5/11

Explanation:

The answer is B in this case because to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms you have to find a common and the highest multiples of the number on the top and the bottom. In this case the number on the top and bottom are 55 and 121, if you go through all the multiples of these numbers, you will find that their common multiple is 11, so when you divide each of these numbers by 11 you get 5 and 11; so 5/11 is the answer.

User Mohamed Karkotly
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Answer:

(b)

Explanation:

given


(55)/(121)

divide numerator and denominator by 11 ( the HCF of 55 and 121

=
(55/11)/(121/11)

=
(5)/(11) ← in simplest form

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