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OpenStudy (anonymous):

39/12 in simplest form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what you think?

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idk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The fraction 39/12 is an improper fraction (the numerator is greater than the denominator). While there is nothing incorrect about this, an improper fraction is typically simplified further into a mixed number. The whole number part of the mixed number is found by dividing the 39 by the 12. In this case we get 3. The fractional part of the mixed number is found by using the remainder of the division, which in this case is 3 (39 divided by 12 is 3 remainder 3). The fraction 3 3/12 is not reduced to lowest terms. We can reduce this fraction to lowest terms by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 3. Why divide by 3? 3 is the Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) or Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the numbers 3 and 12. So, this fraction reduced to lowest terms is 3 1/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^ 100% correct!

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tnx

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Yep that's corrie

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*correct

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