Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - 2.4 Writing a Fraction in Lowest Terms - 2.4 Exercises - Page 137: 34

Answer

$\frac{1}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{16}{64}=\frac{2\times2\times2\times2}{2\times2\times2\times2\times2\times2}=\frac{2\times2\times2\times2}{2\times2\times2\times2}\times\frac{1}{2\times2}=1\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{4}$
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