There are 40 students in the class. 15 of them likes to study English, 1/4 of the students likes to study mathematics and the remaining students likes to study science. What fraction of students likes to study English
Explanation: 1. The original fraction is 15/40 2. Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and the denominator (in this case it's 5) 3. Then divide both the numerator (15) and the denominator (40) by the GCF (5) to simplify the fraction. 15÷5=3 40÷5=8
