What do I do to simplify 77/84 ?
Exactly the same as you would do to simplify any other fraction . . . divide top and bottom by their greatest common factor. The greatest common factor of 77 and 84 is 7 .
77/84=21/84+21/84+21/84+14/84=1/4+1/4+1/4+7/42=3/4+7/42=3/4+1/6=9/12+2/12=11/12Or......77÷7=11,and 84÷7=12Therefore 77/84=11/12.