help my brother with HW

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UNKNOWNDUDE
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help my brother with HW

Post by UNKNOWNDUDE »

He asked me but i have no idea , how to do it

simplify ratio

16 students
_________
24 students




you have to divide?
PreDatoR
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Post by PreDatoR »

2/3rd's
UNKNOWNDUDE
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Post by UNKNOWNDUDE »

how did you get 2
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3
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Post by JMan »

Find the greatest common factor between the two, as in, the biggest number that you can divide both by. In this case that number is 8. Divide the top and bottom by 8.

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