What is 42 over 48 simplified?

42 over 48 simplified means that you want 42 over 48 in its simplest term possible, keeping the same value. We will answer the "what is 42 over 48 simplified?" question a couple of different ways. As you may know, 42 over 48 is the same as the fraction 42/48, which is the same as 42 divided by 48.

To solve any problem such as 42 over 48, we first divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor. Then, we have the answer if the answer is a proper fraction. If it is not a proper fraction, then we would make the improper fraction into a mixed number. Anyway, 42 over 48 simplified as much as possible is:

7/8

Like we said above, 42 over 48 is the same as 42 divided by 48 which equals 0.875. You may want to reduce and simplify that too? Here is 42 over 48 simplified (rounded) as a decimal to the nearest hundredth:

0.88

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