How do I find the simplest form of $\frac{8}{54} ?$ $8/54?$

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-15T03:42:50

$\frac{1}{3}$ $1/3$ and $\frac{4}{27}$ $4/27$

To find the simplest form, check if the numerator and denominator can be divided by the same number, which is the common factor.

In $\frac{4}{12}$ $4/12$ , we see the common factor is 4, so you want to divide both numerator and denominator by 4

$\frac{4 \div 4}{12 \div 4} = \frac{1}{3}$ $(4div4)/(12div4)=1/3$

In $\frac{8}{54}$ $8/54$ we see they have a common factor of 2, so divide both numerator and denominator by 2

$\frac{8 \div 2}{54 \div 2} = \frac{4}{27}$ $(8div2)/(54div2)=4/27$

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