Reduce this fraction to lowest terms.

Question

fraction numerator 16 over denominator 32 end fraction

Answer 1

To reduce the fraction 16/32 to lowest terms, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, which is 16.

Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 16, we get:

16/32 = (16/16) / (32/16)
= 1/2

Therefore, the fraction 16/32 in lowest terms is 1/2.