Reduce 16/12
Here we will reduce the fraction 16/12 to its lowest form. That means that we will reduce 16/12 as much as we can while keeping its value intact.
In other words, we we will reduce 16/12 to its equivalent lowest form.
To do this, we first find the greatest common divisor of 16 and 12 which is 4.
Then, we divide both 16 and 12 by their greatest common divisor like so:
16/4 = 4
12/4 = 3
Therefore, 16/12 reduced as much as possible is:
4/3 = 1 1/3
NOTE: If the result was an improper fraction, then we also reduced it further by converting it to a mixed or whole number.
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