Ugggh need help with math hw
2007-05-17 13:39:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
No b/c 7 is a prime number and can only be divided by either one or itself. Also, 500 cannot be divided by 7 evenly.
2007-05-17 13:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by democratprez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
To reduce a fraction means to put it in a simpler form. For example, 3/6 can be reduced to 1/2. If the denominator (bottom #) is a multiple of the numerator (top #), then you can reduce a fraction. Also, if the two numbers are multiples of another #, then you can reduce. For example, 25/40 can be reduced to 5/8. I did this by noticing that each # (25 and 40) was a multiple of 5.
For 7/500, first see if 500 is a multiple of 7. Nope. You can get as close as 497 (7 * 70 = 490; add one more 7 to get to 497). Close but no cigar.
Next, see if 7 and 500 are multiples of a particular number. Well, the only integers you can multiply to get 7 are 1 and 7. Since we know 7 doesn't go into 500, we're stuck. No more simplifcation possible.
2007-05-17 13:45:49 · answer #2 · answered by Sci Fi Insomniac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No 7 can't be reduced by anything (its prime). And feel free to contact me on any other trouble in algebra. Im almost finished with Geometry.
2007-05-17 13:45:16 · answer #3 · answered by blackknightteags 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. 7 is a prime number. 1,2,5, and 0 numbers will go into it tho
2007-05-17 13:49:06 · answer #4 · answered by Hmmm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is in its lowest terms
2007-05-17 14:08:07 · answer #5 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-05-17 13:49:24 · answer #6 · answered by Bingxin L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋