Mathematics
Grade10
Easy
Question
The simplest form of
is _______.
Hint:
In Mathematics, fractions are defined as the parts of a whole
The correct answer is: ![fraction numerator 9 over denominator 19 end fraction](data:image/png;base64,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)
Step 1 of 1:
We have given a fraction ![fraction numerator 18 over denominator 38 end fraction](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAjCAYAAACHIWrsAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAABGJhU0UAAAAXQ/cXWQAAAUNJREFUeNpjYMAP1IC4Fogv4FHDBcSTgPgLEP8A4h1ALM1AJlgMxGlA/B+PmrlA3ArELEDMBsQdQHySgUKAz8IfaHwmIP5FSwtBQcmDZuFjWloIir88JL4lEPfQ0kI9aBCC8EEgfg7EtrSyUB6IlwKxJDTBgIAxEN+FOoTqFq7DYbAjEO+nhYU/SEi9VLHwGhCrYBHXgsYl1S0MglrqCM0OTFA2KA4zyLUIHaODUCA+B02lP6ApNYBhFIwCWoD/NMajYBRQF4AK4G1A/A1aPt4C4glALEyrZuJ+aE3AhiRmADWMLs1EGPhEr2YiCCgB8Q16NBPFgTgRGo9etGwmohdNBfRqJgpCa3BQQrCnVzORARpPJ+nVTMSVImnWTITF1S1aNRMPQltjLEhNv/tAHE+rZiIolW2BBssPaHz44FBLUjMRADxkf4wO1U5aAAAAZHRFWHRNYXRoTUwAPG1hdGggeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTgvTWF0aC9NYXRoTUwiPjxtZnJhYz48bW4+MTg8L21uPjxtbj4zODwvbW4+PC9tZnJhYz48L21hdGg+2jD58gAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)
We can divide the numerator and denominator by 2.
![fraction numerator 18 over denominator 38 end fraction equals fraction numerator 18 divided by 2 over denominator 38 divided by 2 end fraction](data:image/png;base64,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)
![equals fraction numerator 9 over denominator 19 end fraction](data:image/png;base64,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)
Simplest form of a fraction is the fraction, whose numerator and denominator are relatively prime.