4/10 in simplest form:
First, we need to find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator (4) and denominator (10). To do this, we'll list the factors of each number, find the common factors, and then the greatest.
Factors of 4: 1, 2, 4
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10
The common factors are 1 and 2, so the greatest common factor is 2.
Second, our next step is to divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF we recently found which is 2.
[tex]4 \div 2 = 2 \\ 10 \div 2 = 5[/tex]
Third, our last step is to rewrite our fraction in its simplest form. Above, we collected our brand new numerator and denominator.
[tex] \frac{2}{5} [/tex]
Answer in fraction form: [tex]\fbox { 2/5 }[/tex]
Answer in decimal form: [tex]\fbox { 0.4 } [/tex]
