What is 60/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/48 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 60/48 simplified to lowest terms is 5/4

60

48

=

5

4

5/4 is the simplified fraction of 60/48.

Since the numerator [60] is greater than the denominator [48] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

5

4

=1

1

4

Simplifying Fraction 60/48 using GCF

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

GCF of 60 and 48 is 12

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

60 ÷ 12

48 ÷ 12

=

5

4

Simplifying Fraction 60/48 using Prime Factors

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

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

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

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

2 × 2 × 3 × 5

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

5

4

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

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

60 ÷ 2

48 ÷ 2

=

30

24

30 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

15

12

15 ÷ 3

12 ÷ 3

=

5

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
60/33	20/11
60/34	30/17
60/35	12/7
60/36	5/3
60/37	60/37
60/38	30/19
60/39	20/13
60/40	3/2
60/41	60/41
60/42	10/7
60/43	60/43
60/44	15/11
60/45	4/3
60/46	30/23
60/47	60/47
60/48	5/4
60/49	60/49
60/50	6/5
60/51	20/17
60/52	15/13
60/53	60/53
60/54	10/9
60/55	12/11
60/56	15/14
60/57	20/19
60/58	30/29
60/59	60/59
60/60	1/1
60/61	60/61
60/62	30/31

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60/48 Simplified