18/20 Simplified in Lowest Terms
18/20 simplified in lowest terms provides the detailed information of what is the simplest form of 18/20, and the answer with steps help students to understand how to simplify the fraction in reduced form.
Simplify 18/20 in Lowest Terms
18/20 = (?)
18/20 = (2 x 3 x 3)/(2 x 2 x 5)
= 9/10
18/20 = 9/10
18/20 simplified is 9/10
where,
18/20 is the given fraction to be simplified,
9/10 is the lowest term of 18/20.
How to: Reduce 18/20
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input values:
Fraction = 18/20
what to be found:
18/20 = ?
Reduce 18/20 in lowest terms.
step 2 Find the prime factors of the numerator of given fraction 18/20.
Prime factors of 18 = 2 x 3 x 3
step 3 Find the prime factors of the denominator of given fraction 18/20.
Prime factors of 20 = 2 x 2 x 5
step 4 Rewrite the fraction 18/20 in the form of prime factors as like the below:
18/20= (2 x 3 x 3) / (2 x 2 x 5)
step 5 Check and reduce the factors of 18 and 20 if any factors in the numerator and denominator can be cancelled each other in the above fraction of prime factors:
= (2 x 3 x 3) / (2 x 2 x 5)
= ( 3 x 3)/( 2 x 5)
18/20 = 9/10
Hence,
18/20 in simplest form is 9/10.
