Fraction Reduction Practice: Converting 20/50 to Lowest Terms

Question

Simplify the fraction below and specify the highest common factor:

$\frac{20}{50}=$

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator 25

00:03 We'll reduce the fraction with the appropriate divisor so the denominator equals 25

00:07 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator

00:10 Let's calculate the quotients

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

First look at the denominator of the fraction. We must try to find a number that, when divided by 50, gives us a result of 25.

Therefore:

$\frac{20:2}{50:2}=\frac{10}{25}$

$\frac{10}{25}$ , 2