What is 7 over 42 simplified?

7 over 42 simplified means that you want 7 over 42 in its simplest term possible, keeping the same value. We will answer the "what is 7 over 42 simplified?" question a couple of different ways. As you may know, 7 over 42 is the same as the fraction 7/42, which is the same as 7 divided by 42.

To solve any problem such as 7 over 42, 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, 7 over 42 simplified as much as possible is:

1/6

Like we said above, 7 over 42 is the same as 7 divided by 42 which equals 0.166666666666667. You may want to reduce and simplify that too? Here is 7 over 42 simplified (rounded) as a decimal to the nearest hundredth:

0.17

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