Answers

Solutions by everydaycalculation.com

Answers.everydaycalculation.com » Fraction simplifier

Reduce 221/42 to lowest terms

221/42 is already in the simplest form. It can be written as 5.261905 in decimal form (rounded to 6 decimal places).

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
    GCD of 221 and 42 is 1
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    221 ÷ 1/42 ÷ 1
  3. Reduced fraction: 221/42
    Therefore, 221/42 simplified to lowest terms is 221/42.

MathStep (Works offline)

Download our mobile app and learn to work with fractions in your own time:
Android and iPhone/ iPad

Equivalent fractions:

More fractions:

© everydaycalculation.com