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Reduce -88/40 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -88/40 is -11/5.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 88 and 40 is 8
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -88 ÷ 8/40 ÷ 8
  3. Reduced fraction: -11/5
    Therefore, -88/40 simplified to lowest terms is -11/5.

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