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Reduce -2/12 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -2/12 is -1/6.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 2 and 12 is 2
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -2 ÷ 2/12 ÷ 2
  3. Reduced fraction: -1/6
    Therefore, -2/12 simplified to lowest terms is -1/6.

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