Express the ratio to 12 to 56 as a fraction in lowest term

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Answer 1

Factor 12 and 56 into prime numbers, cancel common factors when you take the ratio, and simplify.

 

12 = 2 x 2 x 3

 

56 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 7

 

12/56 = (2 x 2 x 3) / (2 x 2 x 2 x 7)

 

Note that both the numerator and denominator have 2 x 2.

 

12/56 = 3 / (2 x 7) = 3/14