You often have to write a fraction in its simplest form. This means that you have to cancel it down until it cannot be cancelled down any more. Divide by \(4\). You can do this in two stages.

{15} \). This is \( 1 \frac{4}{15} \) as a mixed number. Add the numerators. Simplify close simplify (a fraction)To reduce a fraction to its simplest form, also known as its lowest terms.