27/120 Simplified

27/120 Simplest Form :

How to simplify 27/120 fraction

To simplify the fraction 27/120, you'll want to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (27) and the denominator (120), and then divide both by that GCD.

1. Find the GCD of 27 and 120:
   

   The factors of 27 are , 1 , 3 , 9 , 27 .
   The factors of 120 are , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 20 , 24 , 30 , 40 , 60 , 120 .
   The largest number that appears in both lists is 3, so the GCD of 12 and 36 is 3.

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

   27 ÷ 3 = 9
   120 ÷ 3 = 40
   So, the simplified form of 27/120 is 9/40.

The fraction 27/120 is equivalent to 9/40 when simplified.

How to read 27/120

twenty-seven over 120

How to read 9/40

nine over 40

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