Fraction Reduction Challenge: Converting 18/36 to Lowest Terms

Question

Simplify the fraction below and specify the highest common factor:

$\frac{18}{36}$

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator - 6

00:03 Divide the fraction by the appropriate factor

00:07 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator

00:10 Calculate the portions

00:13 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 36, gives us a result of 6:

$\frac{18:6}{36:6}=\frac{3}{6}$

Answer

$\frac{3}{6}$ , 6

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