how do you simplify 15/40 to the smallest number possible?
also need the work (darn it)
+592 First, you find the biggest number that goes into 15 and 40; in other words you find their greatest common factor.
(edit: here's the working out just in case:)
Factors of 15 are: 1, 3, 5, and 15.
Factors of 40 are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40.
In this case, it's 5. Then you divide both the numerator and denominator with that number, giving you the end result of:
\(\frac{15\div 5}{40\div 5} = \frac{3}{8}\)
