Which fraction expresses 28/60 in lowest terms?
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given the fraction:
28/60
Express in lowest terms.
Solution:
In order to express the fraction in lowest terms, we simply need to factor out the greatest common factor of the numerator and the denominator. In order to determine the greatest common factor, we simply need to list the factors of each number.
Factors of 28:
1, 2, 4, 7, 14 and 28
Factors of 60:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60
It can be seen that the greatest common factor is 4, therefore we can factor out 4 from the fraction.
= 28/60
= 7/15
Final answer:
= 7/15