A.3/5
b.3/4
c7/8
d. 7/11
2007-02-05 03:20:12 · 7 answers · asked by Leshell M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
B
51/68 = [(17)(3)] / [(17)(4)]
Cancel the factor of 17 in the numerator and denominator
51/68 = 3/4
2007-02-05 03:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by MamaMia © 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b. 3/4 is the right answer, since the numerator 51 is 3 times 17 and the denominator 68 is 4 times 17. If the answers were not given, may be it would take a little more time and effort to figure out the answer, but with the choices given, it was so easy.
2007-02-05 03:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/4
2007-02-05 03:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by woi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you simplify a fraction, the result is equal to the original one.
Only one of those four choices is equal to 51/68. So that one is your correct answer.
If it weren't a multiple choice test -- yeah, the generally right way to do it is to factor the numerator and denominator, and cancel common factors. In this case, the only common factor to cancel is 17.
2007-02-05 03:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
51/68 =
The common factor of 51 and 68 is 17
51/17 = 3
68 / 17 = 4
51/68 = 3/4
The answer is 3/4
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2007-02-05 07:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simply you can divide the fraction to 17
51/17 = 3
68/17 = 4
so the lowest possible term of this fraction is (3/4)
choice b
2007-02-05 03:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Miles2go 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just type it in a scientific calculator, press =, and ther you go, 3/4.
2007-02-05 03:46:04 · answer #7 · answered by sway2021 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋