Simplify Fraction 12/18 to a Denominator of 6

Question

Simplify the fraction below to the denominator 6:

1218 \frac{12}{18}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator of 6
00:03 Divide the fraction by the appropriate factor
00:06 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator
00:10 Calculate the quotients
00:14 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 18, gives us a result of 6:

12:318:3=46 \frac{12:3}{18:3}=\frac{4}{6}

Answer

46 \frac{4}{6}