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Reduce -553/42 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -553/42 is -79/6.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 553 and 42 is 7
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -553 ÷ 7/42 ÷ 7
  3. Reduced fraction: -79/6
    Therefore, -553/42 simplified to lowest terms is -79/6.

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