Simplify the Fraction 16/36: Finding the Reduction Factor

Question

Simplify the following fraction and specify the simplification factor:

$\frac{16}{36}$

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator 18

00:03 We'll reduce the fraction with the appropriate divisor so the denominator equals 18

00:08 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator

00:13 Let's calculate the quotients

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

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 18.

Therefore:

$\frac{16:2}{36:2}=\frac{8}{18}$

$\frac{8}{18}$ , factor of 2