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Reduce -16/18 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -16/18 is -8/9.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 16 and 18 is 2
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -16 ÷ 2/18 ÷ 2
  3. Reduced fraction: -8/9
    Therefore, -16/18 simplified to lowest terms is -8/9.

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