Write the fraction in lowest terms. 44/60

Harish Sridharan asked Dec 20, 2023

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Harish Sridharan asked Dec 20, 2023

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In order to write the fraction in lowest terms, we just need to simplify it by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number:

$(44)/(60)=(44\colon2)/(60\colon2)=(22)/(30)=(22\colon2)/(30\colon2)=(11)/(15)$

So the fraction in lowest terms is 11/15

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