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OpenStudy (briellshaw):

Write 72/63 in simplest form.

OpenStudy (brainzonly):

To write this in the simplest form, we are going to divide.

OpenStudy (brainzonly):

1.14285714 Now, round: 1.2 But @Arcadiouse also has a point. The question does not explain if or when you are supposed to divide.

Arcadiouse (arcadiouse):

If it is not division it is 1/7.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

72/63 Find numbers you can divide the numerator and denominator by and divide both by the same number until you can't divide any more.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

72 is even, so it is divisible by 2. 63 is odd, so it is not divisible by 2. 72 is divisible by 3 63 is divisible by 3 |dw:1474048986978:dw|

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