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Question
Simplify:
`117/156`
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Solution
`overline(117")"156(1`
− 117
`overline(39")"117(3`
− 117
0
∴ HCF of 117 and 156 = 39
`= (117 div 39)/(156 div 39)`
= `3/4`
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