Question

Reduce into lowest terms


`(4)/(6)`

`(10)/(12)`

`(18)/(24)`
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Answer 1

4/6

We know that, 4 can be written as:

4 = 2 × 2 and 6 = 2 × 3.

In both 2 is common so cancel it out we get, 2/3

Similarly,

10/12

10 = 2 × 5 and 12 = 2 × 2 × 3

2 common and cancel we get, 5/6

18/24

18 = 2 × 3 × 3

24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

6 (2 × 3) is common. So, cancel we get, 3/4