5/10 Simplified, Simplify 5/10 in its Simplest Form

5/10 simplified as a fraction is equal to 1/2. Here we learn to simplify 5/10 in its simplest form, that is, we will reduce 5/10 to its lowest terms.

What is 5/10 in Simplest Form

Answer: The value of 5/10 in simplest form is equal to 1/2.

Solution:

We simplify the fraction 5/10 by the division method. In this method, we need to divide both 5 and 10 by their greatest common divisor (gcd).

We know that gcd(5, 10) = 5.

So dividing both top and bottom of 5/10 by gcd(5, 10) = 5, we get that

$\dfrac{5}{10}$ = $\dfrac{5 \div 5}{10 \div 5}$ = $\dfrac{1}{2}$.

Therefore, 1/2 is equal to the fraction 5/10 in simplest form.

Reduce 5/10 to Lowest Terms

Answer: Reduced form of 5/10 to lowest terms is 1/2.

Solution:

Note that we can write both 5 and 10 as follows:

5 = 5 × 1

10 = 5 × 2

Therefore, we deduce that

$\dfrac{5}{10}$ = $\dfrac{5 \times 1}{5 \times 2}$

= $\dfrac{\cancel{5} \times 1}{\cancel{5} \times 2}$, cancelling the common terms.

= $\dfrac{1}{2}$

So 5/10 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2.

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