Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify 74/70 to the simplest form.
The key to solving this problem is to find the greatest common divisor of 74 and 70.
To find the greatest common divisor of 74 and 70, we list of all the factors of both numbers so we can compare the lists.
When we compared the factors of 74 (1, 2, 37, 74) and 70 (1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70) we found that 2 is the largest factor that they have in common.
Since 2 is the largest common factor of 74 and 70, 2 is also the greatest common divisor of 74 and 70.
Now, we divide both the numerator and denominator in 74/70 by the greatest common divisor as follows:
Numerator: 74/2 = 37
Denominator: 70/2 = 35
Then, we put the numerator and denominator that we are left with back together to get 37/35.
37/35 is an improper fraction, which means we have to simplify further.
35 goes 1 time into 37 with 2 remaining, and you therefore get the answer as follows:
1 2/35
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