Reduce 5/2
Here we will reduce the fraction 5/2 to its lowest form. That means that we will reduce 5/2 as much as we can while keeping its value intact.
In other words, we we will reduce 5/2 to its equivalent lowest form.
To do this, we first find the greatest common divisor of 5 and 2 which is 1.
Then, we divide both 5 and 2 by their greatest common divisor like so:
5/1 = 5
2/1 = 2
Therefore, 5/2 reduced as much as possible is:
5/2 = 2 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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