Reduce 16/5
Here we will reduce the fraction 16/5 to its lowest form. That means that we will reduce 16/5 as much as we can while keeping its value intact.
In other words, we we will reduce 16/5 to its equivalent lowest form.
To do this, we first find the greatest common divisor of 16 and 5 which is 1.
Then, we divide both 16 and 5 by their greatest common divisor like so:
16/1 = 16
5/1 = 5
Therefore, 16/5 reduced as much as possible is:
16/5 = 3 1/5
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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