Question

Help with Simplifying Fractions!!!

Answer 1

i can help, what is the question?

Answer 2

what is this fraction simplified?
\[\frac{ 32 }{80 }\]

Answer 3

here is what i got: http://www.cymath.com/answer.php?q=32%2F80

Answer 4

I am trying to find it being simplified into a smaller fraction

Answer 5

find prime factorization of \(32\) and \(80\)

example \(\large 32=2^5\) similarly for \(80\)

Answer 6

And if you can...can you explain...

Answer 7

can we write \(\large 32=2\times 16\) ?

Answer 8

Yes...

Answer 9

and similarly
\(\large 32=2\times 2\times 8\) ?

Answer 10

does this makes sense

Answer 11

what next ?

Answer 12

so we can write
\(\large 32=2\times2\times2\times2\times2=2^5\)

yes ?

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

so this is called the prime factorization of \(32\)

which is \(\Large 32=2^5\)

similarly try to find prime factorization of \(\large 80\)

Answer 15

ok i got it thank you

Answer 16

so whats the correct answer

Answer 17

2 over 5

Answer 18

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Answer 19

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Answer 20

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