Question

Change the following fraction to their lowest terms:

$\frac{25}{30}.$

Answer 1

Step 1: Find the HCF of numerator and denominator

$$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow 25=5\times 5 \\ \Rightarrow 30=5\times 6 \end{gathered}$$

$\Rightarrow HCF=5$

Step 2: Divide both numerator and denominator by HCF

$\Rightarrow \frac{25÷5}{30÷5}=\frac{5}{6}$

Final Answer: Lowest term of $\frac{25}{30}$ is $\frac{5}{6}.$