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Reduce -42/30 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -42/30 is -7/5.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 42 and 30 is 6
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -42 ÷ 6/30 ÷ 6
  3. Reduced fraction: -7/5
    Therefore, -42/30 simplified to lowest terms is -7/5.

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