What is 85/100 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 85/100 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 85/100 simplified to lowest terms is 17/20

85

/

100

=

17

/

20

17/20 is the simplified fraction of 85/100.

Simplifying Fraction 85/100 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 85/100 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [85] and denominator [100].

GCF of 85 and 100 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [85] and denominator [100] by the GCF [5].

85 ÷ 5

/

100 ÷ 5

=

17

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 85/100 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 85/100 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [85] and denominator [100].

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

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:

5 × 17

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

17

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 85/100 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [85] 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.

85 ÷ 5

/

100 ÷ 5

=

17

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
85/85	1/1
85/86	85/86
85/87	85/87
85/88	85/88
85/89	85/89
85/90	17/18
85/91	85/91
85/92	85/92
85/93	85/93
85/94	85/94
85/95	17/19
85/96	85/96
85/97	85/97
85/98	85/98
85/99	85/99
85/100	17/20
85/101	85/101
85/102	5/6 (⅚)
85/103	85/103
85/104	85/104
85/105	17/21
85/106	85/106
85/107	85/107
85/108	85/108
85/109	85/109
85/110	17/22
85/111	85/111
85/112	85/112
85/113	85/113
85/114	85/114

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 85/100) 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).

85/100 Simplified