Reduce the Fraction 3/12 to Its Simplest Form: Step-by-Step Solution

Question

Reduce the given fraction into its simplest form:

$\frac{3}{12}=$

00:00 Reduce as much as possible

00:03 Divide by the greatest common factor

00:07 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator

00:10 Calculate the quotients

00:13 And this is the solution to the question

We need to identify the highest common factor (HCF): The largest number that both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by.

In this case, the number is 3, therefore:

$\frac{3:3}{12:3}=\frac{1}{4}$

$\frac{1}{4}$