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Reduce -32/42 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -32/42 is -16/21.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 32 and 42 is 2
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -32 ÷ 2/42 ÷ 2
  3. Reduced fraction: -16/21
    Therefore, -32/42 simplified to lowest terms is -16/21.

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