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Reduce -550/72 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -550/72 is -275/36.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 550 and 72 is 2
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -550 ÷ 2/72 ÷ 2
  3. Reduced fraction: -275/36
    Therefore, -550/72 simplified to lowest terms is -275/36.

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