What is 55/60 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 55/60 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 55/60 simplified to lowest terms is 11/12

55

/

60

=

11

/

12

11/12 is the simplified fraction of 55/60.

Simplifying Fraction 55/60 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 55/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [55] and denominator [60].

GCF of 55 and 60 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [55] and denominator [60] by the GCF [5].

55 ÷ 5

/

60 ÷ 5

=

11

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 55/60 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 55/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [55] and denominator [60].

Prime Factors of 55: 5,11

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:

5 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

11

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 55/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [55] 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.

55 ÷ 5

/

60 ÷ 5

=

11

/

12

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
55/45	11/9
55/46	55/46
55/47	55/47
55/48	55/48
55/49	55/49
55/50	11/10
55/51	55/51
55/52	55/52
55/53	55/53
55/54	55/54
55/55	1/1
55/56	55/56
55/57	55/57
55/58	55/58
55/59	55/59
55/60	11/12
55/61	55/61
55/62	55/62
55/63	55/63
55/64	55/64
55/65	11/13
55/66	5/6 (⅚)
55/67	55/67
55/68	55/68
55/69	55/69
55/70	11/14
55/71	55/71
55/72	55/72
55/73	55/73
55/74	55/74

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 55/60 Simplified? (The answer is: 11/12). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '55/60') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 55/60) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

55/60 Simplified