Answers

72/421 is already in the simplest form. It can be written as 0.171021 in decimal form (rounded to 6 decimal places).

Steps to simplifying fractions

1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
   GCD of 72 and 421 is 1
2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
   72 ÷ 1/421 ÷ 1
3. Reduced fraction: 72/421
   Therefore, 72/421 simplified to lowest terms is 72/421.

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