What is 48/60 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/60 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/60 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)

48

/

60

=

4

/

5

4/5 (⅘) is the simplified fraction of 48/60.

Simplifying Fraction 48/60 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [60].

GCF of 48 and 60 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [60] by the GCF [12].

48 ÷ 12

/

60 ÷ 12

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 48/60 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [60].

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

Prime Factors of 60: 2,2,3,5

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

4

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 48/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [60] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

48 ÷ 2

/

60 ÷ 2

=

24

/

30

24 ÷ 2

/

30 ÷ 2

=

12

/

15

12 ÷ 3

/

15 ÷ 3

=

4

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
48/45	16/15
48/46	24/23
48/47	48/47
48/48	1/1
48/49	48/49
48/50	24/25
48/51	16/17
48/52	12/13
48/53	48/53
48/54	8/9
48/55	48/55
48/56	6/7
48/57	16/19
48/58	24/29
48/59	48/59
48/60	4/5 (⅘)
48/61	48/61
48/62	24/31
48/63	16/21
48/64	3/4 (¾)
48/65	48/65
48/66	8/11
48/67	48/67
48/68	12/17
48/69	16/23
48/70	24/35
48/71	48/71
48/72	2/3 (⅔)
48/73	48/73
48/74	24/37

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48/60 Simplified