Question

Reduce the fraction below. Use the slash (/) as a fraction bar.515

Answer 1

1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the fraction: 5/15

We can rewrite the denominator as a product below:

`(5)/(15)=(5)/(5*3)`

Next, cancel like terms in the numerator and denominator:

`\begin{gathered} =\frac{\cancel{5}}{\cancel{5}*3} \\ =(1)/(3) \end{gathered}`

The reduced fraction is 1/3.