Question

1. you see 58 birds while on a bird watching tour. of those birds, you see 12 hawks. write and simplify the fraction of birds you see that are hawks.

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the initial fraction

The fraction is the number of hawks over total birds: $\frac{12}{58}$

Step2: Simplify by GCD (2)

Divide numerator and denominator by 2: $\frac{12\div2}{58\div2} = \frac{6}{29}$

Answer:

$\frac{6}{29}$