How do you simplify the fraction $10/12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T16:59:33

We can factor the numerator and denominator and cancel common terms giving:

$10/12 => (2 xx 5)/(2 xx 6) => (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) xx 5)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) xx 6) => 5/6$

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