Here is one way to solve
this problem:
Step 1: Find
the greatest common factor, GCF, for 48 and 132.
Begin by finding the factor pairs for each.
- 48 - 1*48, 2*24, 3*16, 4*12, 6*8
- 132 - 1*132, 2*66, 3*44, 4*33, 6*22,
11*12
Step 2: Put
the factors in order from least to greatest.
- 48 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12,
16, 24, 48
- 132 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12,
22, 33, 44, 66, 132
Step 3: Find
the greatest factor common to both numbers.
The greatest common factor is 12.
Step 4: To
reduce our fraction to lowest terms, we now divide
both numerator and denominator by 12.
- 48 divided 12 = 4
- 132 divided by 12 = 11
Step 5: Our
reduced fraction is 4/11, letter D.
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