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How do you simplify fractions such as 24 over 40?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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To simplify fractions, you divide both the numerator and the denominator by a common factor until they no longer have a common factor.

Let's figure out the factors of 24 and 40. The bold numbers are common factors.

24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40

24/8 = 3

40/8 = 5

24/40 = 3/5

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