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Reduce -159/72 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -159/72 is -53/24.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 159 and 72 is 3
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -159 ÷ 3/72 ÷ 3
  3. Reduced fraction: -53/24
    Therefore, -159/72 simplified to lowest terms is -53/24.

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