Question

Reduce 36/60 to simplest terms

Answer 1

3/5

Explanation:

You can first start small, seeing that both numbers are positive we can divide them by 2, and you will then get 18/30. They are still both positive so you can reduce it by 2, you will then get 9/15. Now that they are both odd you can tell they are both a multiple of 3, when you divide them by 3 you get 3/5. When you finish dividing your numbers to smaller numbers, when you notice they can not reduce to any other number, you have your simplest term.

Answer 2

3/5

Explanation:

You can first start small, seeing that both numbers are positive we can divide them by 2, and you will then get 18/30. They are still both positive so you can reduce it by 2, you will then get 9/15. Now that they are both odd you can tell they are both a multiple of 3, when you divide them by 3 you get 3/5. When you finish dividing your numbers to smaller numbers, when you notice they can not reduce to any other number, you have your simplest term.