Writing a fraction in lowest terms
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To write a fraction in lowest terms, find a number that divides evenly into both the numerator and denominator. For example, with the fraction 15/30, 15 divides both the numerator and denominator evenly. 15 divided by 15 is 1 and 30 divided by 15 is 2, so in lowest terms the fraction is 1/2.
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