What is 45/20 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 45/20 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/20 simplified to lowest terms is 9/4

45

/

20

=

9

/

4

9/4 is the simplified fraction of 45/20.

Since the numerator [45] is greater than the denominator [20] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

9

/

4

=2

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 45/20 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/20 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [20].

GCF of 45 and 20 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [20] by the GCF [5].

45 ÷ 5

/

20 ÷ 5

=

9

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 45/20 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/20 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [20].

Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

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

3 × 3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5

=

9

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 45/20 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] and denominator [20] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

45 ÷ 5

/

20 ÷ 5

=

9

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
45/5	9/1
45/6	15/2
45/7	45/7
45/8	45/8
45/9	5/1
45/10	9/2
45/11	45/11
45/12	15/4
45/13	45/13
45/14	45/14
45/15	3/1
45/16	45/16
45/17	45/17
45/18	5/2
45/19	45/19
45/20	9/4
45/21	15/7
45/22	45/22
45/23	45/23
45/24	15/8
45/25	9/5
45/26	45/26
45/27	5/3
45/28	45/28
45/29	45/29
45/30	3/2
45/31	45/31
45/32	45/32
45/33	15/11
45/34	45/34

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