Question

Reduce the following fractions into their simplest forms.

$\frac{15}{225}$

Answer 1

Finding the simplest form of the fraction:

HCF of $15$ and $225$ is $15$

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{15}{225} \\ =\frac{15÷15}{225÷15}(\mathrm{dividing}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{numerator}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{denominator}\mathrm{by}\mathrm{their}\mathrm{HCF}) \\ =\frac{1}{15} \end{gathered}$$

Therefore, the simplest form of the fraction is $\frac{1}{15}$.