17/85 Simplified

17/85 Simplest Form :

How to simplify 17/85 fraction

To simplify the fraction 17/85, you'll want to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (17) and the denominator (85), and then divide both by that GCD.

1. Find the GCD of 17 and 85:
   

   The factors of 17 are , 1 , 17 .
   The factors of 85 are , 1 , 5 , 17 , 85 .
   The largest number that appears in both lists is 17, so the GCD of 12 and 36 is 17.

2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD:
   

   17 ÷ 17 = 1
   85 ÷ 17 = 5
   So, the simplified form of 17/85 is 1/5.

The fraction 17/85 is equivalent to 1/5 when simplified.

How to read 17/85

seventeen over 85

How to read 1/5

one fifth

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