Reduce 8/42
Here we will reduce the fraction 8/42 to its lowest form. That means that we will reduce 8/42 as much as we can while keeping its value intact.
In other words, we we will reduce 8/42 to its equivalent lowest form.
To do this, we first find the greatest common divisor of 8 and 42 which is 2.
Then, we divide both 8 and 42 by their greatest common divisor like so:
8/2 = 4
42/2 = 21
Therefore, 8/42 reduced as much as possible is:
4/21
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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