Question

Reduce the following fractions into their simplest forms.

$\frac{17}{51}$

Answer 1

Finding the simplest form of the fraction:

HCF of $17$ and $51$ is $17$.

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{17}{51} \\ =\frac{17÷17}{51÷17}(\mathrm{dividing}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{numerator}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{denominator}\mathrm{by}\mathrm{their}\mathrm{HCF}) \\ =\frac{1}{3} \end{gathered}$$

Therefore, the simplest form of the fraction is $\frac{1}{3}$.