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  • 13-02-2020
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How to simplify 16/18

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muhammadm2013
muhammadm2013 muhammadm2013
  • 13-02-2020

Answer:

8/9

Step-by-step explanation:

factor 2 out of 16=8

factor 2 out of 18=9

Answer 8/9

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marcthemathtutor
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  • 13-02-2020

Answer:

8/9

Step-by-step explanation:

find the highest common factor of the numerator and denominator and then divide both by that factor

Listing factors of numerator and denominator

16: 1,2,4,8,16

18: 1,2,6,9,18

from the above we can see that the HCF is 2, so divide numerator and denominator by 2

16/18 (divide numerator and denominator by 2)

= 8/9  (simplified)

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