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Reduce -495/40 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -495/40 is -99/8.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 495 and 40 is 5
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -495 ÷ 5/40 ÷ 5
  3. Reduced fraction: -99/8
    Therefore, -495/40 simplified to lowest terms is -99/8.

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