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How do you simplify 32 over 40?

Updated: 9/24/2023
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10y ago

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Find the GCF between 32 and 40:

32 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2

40 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 5

Group common prime factors, and multiply them:

2 * 2 * 2 = 8

So, the GCF is 8.

Divide both numbers by this GCF, and you have the simplified result:

32 over 40 = 4 over 5

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