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Calculate 15/25

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Step by step

The question

Question: simplify 15/25.

Can we make it simpler?

1525

1 Simplify

Both 15 and 25 can be divided by 5.

That makes it simpler.

= 15 ÷ 525 ÷ 5

So it is 3/5.

= 35

Can we make it simpler?

No number goes into both 3 and 5, except 1.

So it stays like this.

simplest ✓

So the answer is 3/5.

Answer
= 35

Your turn

Try this one yourself, then check:

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