Question

Which of the following operations should be done in order to write the fraction 48/64 in lowest terms?

a.divide the numerator and denominator by 8
b.multiply the numerator and denominator by 8
c.divide the numerator and denominator by 16
d.multiply the numerator and denominator by 16

Answer 1

C. 16 goes evenly into 48 3 times and 64 4 times.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

16 goes into both 48 and 64; if you simplified it, you would get 3/8. The answer is C.