Question

Simplest form of $\frac{6}{48}$ would be

• A. $\frac{1}{8}$
• B. $\frac{1}{6}$
• C. $\frac{1}{4}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{1}{8}$

$\frac{6}{48}=\frac{2\times 3}{2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3}$
Cancelling out the common factors from the numerator and the denominator, we get
$=\frac{1}{2\times 2\times 2}=\frac{1}{8}$

$\frac{1}{8}$ is the required simplest form of $\frac{6}{48}$ as the common factor of 1 and 8 is 1 which cannot be further reduced to simpler form.