Question

Reduce the following fractions into their simplest forms.

$\frac{56}{80}$

Answer 1

Finding the simplest form of the fraction:

HCF of $56$ and $80$ is $8$

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{56}{80} \\ =\frac{56÷8}{80÷8}(\mathrm{dividing}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{numerator}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{denominator}\mathrm{by}\mathrm{their}\mathrm{HCF}) \\ =\frac{7}{10} \end{gathered}$$

Therefore, the simplest form of the fraction is $\frac{7}{10}$.