how do you simplify 16/20?What is the aswer?
2006-11-30 09:37:27 · 11 answers · asked by carmela12345678910 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Just divide both numbers by their greatest common factor, which is 4.
2006-11-30 09:40:02 · answer #1 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for the largest number which you can divide into both 16 and 20 --> ie 4. So divide both by 4 to give 4/5.
You can't simplify further because no whole numbers divide into both 4 and 5
2006-11-30 17:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by panenka_chip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
16/20 reduces to 4/5
4 goes into 16 = 4 times
4 goes into 20 = 5 times
2006-11-30 17:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by bluetiger856 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
divide 16 by 4 then divide 20 by 4.. the result is 4/5
2006-11-30 17:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by YoMoMMa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4/5
2006-11-30 17:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Big Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
divide by 4=4/5
2006-11-30 17:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
16/20 = (4 x 4)/(4 x 5)
= 4/5 --answer
2006-11-30 17:40:33 · answer #7 · answered by sanjayd_411 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
divide each by 4. =4/5
2006-11-30 17:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by boyssuck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would have to add a .0 to the end to make it theoretically 160/20 which would be 8, but when you move the decimal back the answer becomes .8 or 80%
2006-11-30 17:39:56 · answer #9 · answered by ncaafan2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you find a number that goes into each side evenly.
4 goes into both sides evenly.
divide top and bottom half by 4.
16/20 = 4/5
voila!
2006-11-30 17:40:24 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋