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Reduce 42/500 to lowest terms

The simplest form of 42/500 is 21/250.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
    GCD of 42 and 500 is 2
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    42 ÷ 2/500 ÷ 2
  3. Reduced fraction: 21/250
    Therefore, 42/500 simplified to lowest terms is 21/250.

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