Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
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Chapter 2 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - 2.4 Writing a Fraction in Lowest Terms - 2.4 Exercises - Page 137: 38

Answer

$\frac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{36}{48}=\frac{2\times2\times3\times3}{2\times2\times2\times2\times3}=\frac{2\times2\times3}{2\times2\times3}\times\frac{3}{2\times2}=1\times\frac{3}{4}=\frac{3}{4}$
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