Question

60/150 simplest form

Answer 1

can you factorise 60 ?

Answer 2

yes?

Answer 3

60:6x10
150:15x10
So now we get 6 and 15 which would make 6/15
Next
6:3x2
15:3x5
So we get 2/5

Answer 4

60-2*2*3*5

Answer 5

The first time we divided by 10 because 10 was common and the second time 3 is common...

Answer 6

@qdbug very good ,

so

\[\frac{60}{150}=\frac{2\times2\times3\times5}{150}\]


now can you factorise 150

Answer 7

And since 2 and 5 are prime numbers we can not simplify it any furhter...

Answer 8

TY for the help both of you!

Answer 9

\[\frac{60}{150}=\frac{2\times2\times3\times5}{150}=\frac{ 2 \times 2 \times 3 \times 5 }{ 2 \times 3 \times 5 \times 5 } =\frac{ 2 }{5 }\]