Question

Write the following fraction in the simplest form$\frac{144}{336}$

Answer 1

Write$\frac{144}{336}$ in the simplest form

$144=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3$

and $336=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 7$

$$\begin{gathered} \frac{144}{336}=\frac{2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3}{2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 7} \\ =\frac{3}{7} \\ \frac{144}{336}=\frac{3}{7} \end{gathered}$$

$\therefore$The simplest form of $\frac{144}{336}=\frac{3}{7}$