7/12
7/12
42/72 factor out a 6 6*7/6*12 eliminate the 6; top and bottom = 7/12 ------------ simplified
42% of 72 = 42% * 72 = 0.42 * 72 = 30.24
30 + 42 = 72
72 + 72 + 42 = 186
42 will not divide evenly into 72. You an divide 42 into 72 but there will be a fraction.
It is: 42+30 = 72
72/42 = 12/7
42/49
18
42 is to 14 as 72 is to 24
36/42