Reduce 27/42 to lowest terms
The simplest form of 2742 is 914.
Steps to simplifying fractions
- Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
GCD of 27 and 42 is 3 - Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
27 ÷ 342 ÷ 3 - Reduced fraction: 914
Therefore, 27/42 simplified to lowest terms is 9/14.
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