reduce 125/140 to the lowest terms......................?

Question

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Answer 1

Since 125 and 140 are divisible by 5, start by dividing each by 5.
125/140=25/28.

25=5*5
28=4*7=2^2*7

These have no common factors so your final answer is 25/28.

Answer 2

There are two general ways to reduce fractions.

1) The intuitive method: Find common factors for both the numerator and denominator. In this cause, a striking factor is 5. Divide top and bottom by the same value (essentially multiplying by 5/5) and you get 125/140 = 25/28. These two numbers have no common factors. You are finished.

2) The prime factorization method: This is less common but used on larger numbers. Find any prime factors of the numerator and break it up. Repeat the process for the denominator. Finally cross off common factors. In this case:

125/140

= 5*5*5 / 2*2*5*7

= 5*5 / 2*5*7

The solution follows.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Well, obviously 5 goes into both, so you can divide top and bottom by 5

25/28

Now I know the factors of 5 are 1, 5, and 25; and the factors of 28 are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14 and 28. So they don't have anymore common factors, 25/28 is as low as it gets.

That's the basic steps for how to do the rest of them.

Answer 4

the lowest term for 125/140 is 25/28.

Answer 5

Let's factor the numerator and denominator:
125 = 5*5*5
140 = 2*2*5*7
Since the greatest common factor is 5, we cancel
a 5 from the numerator and denominator to get 25/28.
The answer is 25/28.

Answer 6

25/28

Answer 7

125/140 = 5*5*5 / 2*2*5*7
Cancel out the 5.

= 5*5 / 2*2*7

= 25/28

Now come clean...*is* this for homework?

Answer 8

25/28 lOL remember that if u do this u might be enemy of many peoples. LOL coz many peoples asks homework here. Better not to mess with public buddy