Question

Express the fraction in simplest form.

9/12


A.2/3


B.3/4


C.12/16


D.10/13

Answer 1

Option B

Answer 2

what are the prime factors of 9?
what are the prime factors of 12
cancel the common factors

Answer 3

What you will want to do is find your greatest common factor in your two numbers (which means the greatest number you can divide both numbers by) (so in this case it is 3)

What you will do next is divide both numbers by 3 which will give you 3 over 4
So you get answer choice B.

Answer 4

divide both numbers by there lcm witch is 3 and you get 3/4

Answer 5

@babylove18 the GCF is 3 not the LCM

Answer 6

the gcf is 9

Answer 7

@triciaal @texaschic101