Answers

178/71 is already in the simplest form. It can be written as 2.507042 in decimal form (rounded to 6 decimal places).

Steps to simplifying fractions

1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
   GCD of 178 and 71 is 1
2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
   178 ÷ 1/71 ÷ 1
3. Reduced fraction: 178/71
   Therefore, 178/71 simplified to lowest terms is 178/71.

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