Write each fraction in lowest terms. 90/150

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Hello today we're going to be reducing the given fraction into its simplest form. So what we are given is 60 over 140. Now, in order to reduce this we need to ask ourselves is there a common factor between 60 and 140? That we can divide both? The numerator and denominator by And the answer to that is yes. As both 60 and 100 40 are divisible by 10. So if we divide both the numerator and denominator by 10, what we are left with is 6/14. Now we want to go ahead and ask ourselves again, Is there a common factor between six and 14? That we can divide both the numerator and denominator by and the answer to that is going to be yes again because both six and 14 are divisible by two. So if we divide both the numerator and denominator by two, what this gives us is 3/7. And if you wanted to see if this is the simplest form, you need to ask yourself again, is there a common factor between three and seven that we can divide both? The numerator and denominator by and the answer to that is going to be no because three and seven are both prime numbers. So with that being said 3/7 is going to be the simplest form of the given fraction. And with that being said, the answer to this problem is going to be c. So I hope this video helps you in understanding how to simplify a fraction and I'll go ahead and see you all in the next video.

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