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

1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018

The simplified fraction is (-15)/23.

Explanation:

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.