Problem: how to get 175/245 to lowest terms
i need to know how to get 175/245 to its lowest terms.
Factor both the numerator and the denominator.
175/245
(5*35)/(5*49)
(5*5*7)/(5*7*7)
Both of them have 5*7 as factors, so divide each by 35
175/245 = 5/7