How do you simplify #\frac{-30}{46}#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-03T00:12:02

The simplified fraction is #(-15)/23#.

To simplify fractions, write out all the factors of the numerator and the denominator, then cancel out the common ones, like this:

#color(white)=(-30)/46#

#=(2*3*5*-1)/(2*23)#

#=(color(red)cancel(color(black)2)*3*5*-1)/(color(red)cancel(color(black)2)*23)#

#=(3*5*-1)/23#

#=(-15)/23#

That's the answer.