What is 120/80 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 120/80 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 120/80 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

120

80

=

3

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 120/80.

Since the numerator [120] is greater than the denominator [80] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3

2

=1

1

2

Simplifying Fraction 120/80 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 120/80 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [120] and denominator [80].

GCF of 120 and 80 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [120] and denominator [80] by the GCF [40].

120 ÷ 40

80 ÷ 40

=

3

2

Simplifying Fraction 120/80 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 120/80 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [120] and denominator [80].

Prime Factors of 120: 2,2,2,3,5

Prime Factors of 80: 2,2,2,2,5

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

3

2

Simplifying Fraction 120/80 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [120] and denominator [80] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

120 ÷ 2

80 ÷ 2

=

60

40

60 ÷ 2

40 ÷ 2

=

30

20

30 ÷ 2

20 ÷ 2

=

15

10

15 ÷ 5

10 ÷ 5

=

3

2

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Fraction	Lowest Terms
120/65	24/13
120/66	20/11
120/67	120/67
120/68	30/17
120/69	40/23
120/70	12/7
120/71	120/71
120/72	5/3
120/73	120/73
120/74	60/37
120/75	8/5
120/76	30/19
120/77	120/77
120/78	20/13
120/79	120/79
120/80	3/2
120/81	40/27
120/82	60/41
120/83	120/83
120/84	10/7
120/85	24/17
120/86	60/43
120/87	40/29
120/88	15/11
120/89	120/89
120/90	4/3
120/91	120/91
120/92	30/23
120/93	40/31
120/94	60/47

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120/80 Simplified