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8/3

1. Get the Greatest Common Factor of 48 & 18 Prime factorization of:

48 = 2 * 3* 2 * 2 * 2

18 = 2 * 3............. * 3

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GCF=2 * 3 = 6

2. Divide 48 & 18 by their GCF

48 ÷ 6 = 8

18 ÷ 6 = 3

thus, the simplest form of 48/18 = 8/3

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