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It's a way to reduce fractions. If you wanted to reduce 20/24 and you knew that the GCF of 20 and 24 was 4, you would divide 20 and 24 by 4 and get 5 and 6.
20/24 = 5/6
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When multiplying fractions you can divide out common factors so that the product will be in what?
simplest form
What are the common factors of 19 and 57?
Both 1 and 19 can divide into both 19 and 57.
When multiplying fractions the shortcut process of finding common factors that divide evenly into at least one of the numerator and one of the denominator is called?
It is called simplification [by cancelling common factors].
How are common factors and greatest common factors alike and dislike?
The greatest common factor, or GCF, is the largest positive integer that will divide evenly with no remainder into all the members of a given set of numbers. The least common multiple, or LCM, is the smallest positive integer that all the members of a given set of numbers will divide into evenly with no remainder. Factors go into numbers, numbers go into multiples.
What is the least common multiple of 36 and 45 and 54?
It is 9 derived as: Prime Factors of 36: 2x2x3x3 Prime Factors of 45: 5x3x3 Prime Factors of 54: 2x3x3x3 The common prime factors of all the three numbers are 3x3 = 9 To check you answer: 1. Divide all the three numbers by 9 and they shall be perfectly divisible 2. Try and divide non common factors of each number by other two, it would not be perfectly divisible (i.e. Try and divide 54 by 5)
How do you convert and reduce 20-6 in a fraction?
26
How do you change a fraction into simplest form?
You check whether numerator and denominator (top and bottom) of the fraction have common factors. Then you divide both by the common factors. Continue, until there are no more common factors.
What is the fraction 16 20 in lowest terms?
Look for common factors in the two numbers. Divide both numbers by the common factors. Continue until there are no more common factors.
What do the common factors of 18 and 30 represent?
The common factors are those which divide into both numbers with no remainder. They are 1, 2, 3 and 6.
Is a common factor the product of two factors that are the same?
No, the product of two factors that are the same is a perfect square. Common factors are numbers that divide evenly into a given set of numbers.
How do you simplify -984 over 75?
You look for common factors, then divide both numbers by the common factor.
When multiplying factions you can divide common factors so that the product will be in?
simplest form
When multiplying fractions you can divide out common factors so that the product will be in what?
simplest form
Which of the the following are the faction x3 plus 3x2?
If you mean "factors", the two monomials have the common factor x2. Divide each factor by x2 to get the other factor.
What does common factor mean?
All nonzero numbers have factors. Some numbers have some of the same factors as other numbers. These are known as common factors.Common factors are factors that two or more numbers have in common. These are factors that are the same. All integers will have 1 as a common factor. Some integers will have additional common factors. For example, 4 and 6 have as their common factors 1 and 2.Numbers that evenly divide one or more numbersEx: 2 is a common factor for the numbers 4 and 6
What are the common factors of 169 and 14365?
A factor is a divisor - a number that will evenly divide into another number. One way to determine the common factors and greatest common factor is to find all the factors of the numbers and compare them. The factors of 169 are 1, 13, and 169. The factors of 14365 are 1, 5, 13, 17, 65, 85, 169, 221, 845, 1105, 2873, and 14365. The common factors are 1, 13, and 169. This would mean that the greatest common factor is 169.
How do you solve fractions in the lowerst terms?
Divide top and bottom by whatever common factors they have.
