Simplify the Fraction 20/50: Finding the Highest Common Factor

Question

Simplify the fraction below and specify the highest common factor:

$\frac{20}{50}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 50, gives us a result of 5:

$\frac{20:10}{50:10}=\frac{2}{5}$

$\frac{2}{5}$ , 10