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Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12 and 36.
\Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 \ \
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Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
\Common factors are: 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12.
\The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is 12.![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
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Divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF 12.
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The value of the expression is 3.
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