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75/100 divided by 3 for both 75 and 100 and reduce to lowest terms

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75/100 expressed in the simplest fraction is 3/4.

If a fraction is not in 'lowest terms,' it's possible to divide the numerator and denominator by a common factor. For example, in the fraction 2/4, both the 2 and the 4 are evenly divisible by 2, which is a common factor of both 2 and 4. If you divide both numbers by 2, the fraction becomes 1/2. The value of the fraction hasn't changed; it's just being expressed in lowest terms.

What is 75/100 in simplest form or lowest terms? Both 75 and 100 can be divided by 25. When you divide 75 by 25, you get 3. When you divide 100 by 25, the answer is 4. This makes your new fraction 3/4.

The simplest form of the fraction 75/100 is 3/4.


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