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math question. Simplifying fractions?

it's been a long time since I've graduated so I really forgot. what is the answer to :

20/110 (assuming that 20 is on top of 110 and this is supposed to be fraction. note: I'm guessing you need to simplify to the lowest number?) and this is not division okay.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    To do this u take 20/110 . Then to splify u take out an equal amount of 0's. so the fraction is now 2/11. That is ur simplaified fraction

  • okay we will do it the easiest but probably the longest way

    we know that 20 is even and that 110 is even so we can take (or divide) a 2 from both numbers so

    10/55 we know this because 10*2=20 and 55*2=110

    so we reduced it.

    now we have to think about what can go into 10 evenly and also 55 evenly

    10=1*10

    10=2*5

    55=1*55

    55=5*11

    do you notice that there is a 5 that can go into both evenly

    so we will take out the 5

    2/11 we know this is right since 2*5=10 and 11*5=55 which gives us the fraction before it.

    there are no numbers that can go into both the 2 and 11 evenly so that is the simpliest form of the fraction you gave.

    hope this helps

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    20/110 = 2/11

  • 1 decade ago

    20 / 110 = 2 / 11

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  • 1 decade ago

    2/11, i believe. but i could be wrong its been a while since i graduated too =\ lol

    Take the highest common number that can go into both of those numbers, and divide.

    Here i think its 10, hence 10 into 20 = 2, 10 into 110 = 11.

  • Como
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Divid top and bottom by the SAME number , in this case number is 10

    20 / 110 = 2 / 11

  • 1 decade ago

    2/11

  • the simplest form for that fraction is 2 over 11

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    1/6

  • 1 decade ago

    yes, this is a fraction. so it simplifies to its lowest and you'll get... 2/11

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