Reduce 42/4
Here we will reduce the fraction 42/4 to its lowest form. That means that we will reduce 42/4 as much as we can while keeping its value intact.
In other words, we we will reduce 42/4 to its equivalent lowest form.
To do this, we first find the greatest common divisor of 42 and 4 which is 2.
Then, we divide both 42 and 4 by their greatest common divisor like so:
42/2 = 21
4/2 = 2
Therefore, 42/4 reduced as much as possible is:
21/2 = 10 1/2
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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