Question

What is the simplest form of five and twenty-four fortieths?

five and three-fifths

five and four-sevenths

five and four-tenths

five and twelve-twentieths

Answer 1

what is the lowest common factor of 24 and 40?

Answer 2

four or to ?

Answer 3

it would be 2 but lets use 4

Answer 4

ok so do we divide 40 by four

Answer 5

the 24 turns to 6 and 40 turns to 10

Answer 6

sucky 10 but thats a 10 can they be reduced some more?

Answer 7

sorry i meany divide them by 2

Answer 8

we used 4 because it brung them down lower

Answer 9

what would we dive 6 and 10 by?

Answer 10

divide*

Answer 11

2 because it brings them lower

Answer 12

so the new fraction is \[5\frac{ 3 }{ 5 }\]