Question

Reduce the following fractions into their simplest forms.

$\frac{36}{72}$

Answer 1

Finding the simplest form of the fraction:

Simplest form of the fraction can be obtain by dividing both the numerator and the denominator with their HCF

HCF of $36$and $72$ is $36$

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{36}{72} \\ =\frac{36÷36}{72÷36}(\mathrm{dividing}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{numerator}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{denominator}\mathrm{by}\mathrm{their}\mathrm{HCF}) \\ =\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}$$

Therefore the simplest form of the fraction is $\frac{1}{2}$