Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Integrated Review - Summary on Fractions and Operations on Fractions - Page 277: 16

Answer

$-\frac{9}{10}$

Work Step by Step

To write the fraction in its simplest form, find the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator. $ -\frac{72}{80}= -\frac{8\times 9}{8\times 10}$ Cancel out the greatest common factor $-\frac{8\times 9}{8\times 10}= -\frac{9}{10}$
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