## rainbow_rocks03 one year ago What is 12/32 in simplest form?

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@haleyelizabeth2017

3. haleyelizabeth2017

Start off by dividing both 12 and 32 by 2. What do you get?

4. rainbow_rocks03

12 divided by 2 is 6 and 32 divided by 2 is 16 so my answer is 6/16 right cause that is what I put as my answer

5. haleyelizabeth2017

Nope...they can both be divided by 2 still...

6. rainbow_rocks03

but i didnt submit it yet

7. rainbow_rocks03

ok

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so 6/2=3 and 16/2=8 which is 3/8

9. haleyelizabeth2017

Yes!

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11. haleyelizabeth2017

correct.

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TY!!! :D

13. haleyelizabeth2017

No problem!

14. rainbow_rocks03

17/4 as a mixed number?

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@haleyelizabeth2017

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hmmm...how many times does 4 go into 17?

17. haleyelizabeth2017

Er...what is 16/4?

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16/4 is 16 over 4 it is an improper fraction

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and 4 can go into 17 4 times

20. haleyelizabeth2017

I know. so, what is 17-16?

21. rainbow_rocks03

is that a minus?

22. haleyelizabeth2017

yes

23. rainbow_rocks03

ok thought so then it is 1

24. haleyelizabeth2017

Right. So we are left with $4 \frac{1}{4}$Do you understand how I got that?

25. rainbow_rocks03

not really

26. rainbow_rocks03

kinda though

27. haleyelizabeth2017

Since 4 can go into 17 4 times, that's a whole number. Since it doesn't divide evenly, we have 1 left over (1/4)

28. rainbow_rocks03

the 17-16= the 1 and 4 can go into 17 4 times

29. rainbow_rocks03

ohh

30. haleyelizabeth2017

Yep!

31. rainbow_rocks03

but can you explain the whole thing of how to do it plz?

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and TY SOOO much for helping me.

33. haleyelizabeth2017

You're welcome! But that's all there is to explain....16/4=4 17-16 = 1 4 1/4

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yeah thats how i wanted to see it...TY again!!!! :D

35. haleyelizabeth2017

:)

36. rainbow_rocks03

just one more plz?

37. rainbow_rocks03

is 6/3 less than more than or equal to 10/15 ?

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@haleyelizabeth2017

39. rainbow_rocks03

sorry if i am asking for to much. :(

40. haleyelizabeth2017

multiply 6/3 by 1/5...I think

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or 5/5

42. haleyelizabeth2017

so 30/15? it's larger

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so which one is greater then the other?

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or are they equal?

45. haleyelizabeth2017

^^^

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look at my last post.

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hang on let me write down how the quetion looks

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Okay...

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50. haleyelizabeth2017

> I think

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you think it is A?

52. haleyelizabeth2017

Yes

53. rainbow_rocks03

cause you only put i think

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ok thx for the help

55. haleyelizabeth2017

Yw