2/10 in simplest form:
First, we can start out by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator (2) and the denominator (10). This should always be done when simplifying a fraction the quickest way. Let's list out the factors of each number and find the common ones.
Factors of 2: 1, 2
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10
The GCF is 2, considering that 1 and 2 are the common factors, but 2 is the greatest.
Second, our last step is to divide our numerator and denominator by the GCF (2) to find out our simplified fraction.
[tex]2 \div 2 = 1 \\ 10 \div 2 = 5[/tex]
Answer in fraction form: [tex]\fbox {1/5}[/tex]
Answer in decimal form: [tex]\fbox {0.2}[/tex]
