Question

50:240 divided by greatest common factor?

Answer 1

The 10 is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 50 and 240, and when divided, simplifies to 5/24 (0.20833333333).

Explanation:

You can figure out what the greatest common factor of a number is by factoring or creating a T-chart. The factors of 50 are:

1 - 50
2 - 25
5 - 10

(1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50)

The factors of 240 are:

1 - 240
2 - 120
3 - 80
4 - 60
5 - 48
6 - 40
8 - 30
10 - 24
12 - 20
15 - 16
16 - 15

(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120, and 240)

Divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF.

50 / 10 = 5
240 / 10 = 24

The remaining, simplified answer is 5/24 (0.20833333333).