Question

Which of these is the simplest form of the fraction $\frac{25}{125}$?

• A. $\frac{5}{25}$
• B. $\frac{25}{125}$
• C. $\frac{1}{5}$
• D. $\frac{50}{250}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\frac{1}{5}$

$\frac{25}{125}$ can be simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator of $\frac{25}{125}$ by 5:

$\frac{25÷5}{125÷5}=\frac{5}{25}$

This can be further simplied as:
$\frac{5÷5}{25÷5}=\frac{1}{5}$

$\frac{1}{5}$ cannot be reduced further and thus is the simplest form of the fraction $\frac{25}{125}$