What is 550/100 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 550/100 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 550/100 simplified to lowest terms is 11/2

550

/

100

=

11

/

2

11/2 is the simplified fraction of 550/100.

Since the numerator [550] is greater than the denominator [100] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

11

/

2

=5

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 550/100 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 550/100 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [550] and denominator [100].

GCF of 550 and 100 is 50

And then divide both the numerator [550] and denominator [100] by the GCF [50].

550 ÷ 50

/

100 ÷ 50

=

11

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 550/100 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 550/100 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [550] and denominator [100].

Prime Factors of 550: 2,5,5,11

Prime Factors of 100: 2,2,5,5

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

2 × 5 × 5 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

11

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 550/100 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [550] and denominator [100] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

550 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

275

/

50

275 ÷ 5

/

50 ÷ 5

=

55

/

10

55 ÷ 5

/

10 ÷ 5

=

11

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
550/85	110/17
550/86	275/43
550/87	550/87
550/88	25/4
550/89	550/89
550/90	55/9
550/91	550/91
550/92	275/46
550/93	550/93
550/94	275/47
550/95	110/19
550/96	275/48
550/97	550/97
550/98	275/49
550/99	50/9
550/100	11/2
550/101	550/101
550/102	275/51
550/103	550/103
550/104	275/52
550/105	110/21
550/106	275/53
550/107	550/107
550/108	275/54
550/109	550/109
550/110	5/1
550/111	550/111
550/112	275/56
550/113	550/113
550/114	275/57

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550/100 Simplified