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How do you write the fraction #5/15# in simplest form?

Answer 1

Aurora Arias

The simplified form is #1/3#.

Factor the top and the bottom of the fraction, then cancel out any factors in common:

#color(white)=5/15#

#=(color(blue)1*color(green)5)/(color(orange)3*color(green)5)#

#=(color(blue)1*color(red)cancelcolor(green)5)/(color(orange)3*color(red)cancelcolor(green)5)#

#=color(blue)1/color(orange)3#

This is the simplified fraction.

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Answer 2

Luna Angel

To write the fraction 5/15 in simplest form, you need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator, which is the largest number that divides both numbers evenly. Then, divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD.

In this case: GCD(5, 15) = 5

Dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 5: 5 ÷ 5 = 1 15 ÷ 5 = 3

So, 5/15 in simplest form is 1/3.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.