Simplifying fractions code breaker

Find each fraction below in its simplest form.

fraction simplified fraction simplified

4 20
A 8
N 28
4 42
B 10
O 60
3 24
C 12
P 32
22 2
D 40
Q 198
18 5
E 21
R 15
10 14
F 45
S 22
8 14
G 18
T 21
30 9
H 100
U 15
3 10
I 21
V 65
8 27
J 10
W 33
12 2
K 44
X 12
12 10
L 80
Y 12
25 6
M 45
Z 38

Use your fractions above to substitute the correct letters into the code below,
to reveal a terrible joke!

9 3 5 11 1 11 2 3 6 2 1 3 6
⁄11 ⁄10 ⁄6 ⁄20 ⁄7 ⁄20 ⁄3 ⁄10 ⁄7 ⁄5 ⁄7 ⁄11 ⁄7

2
⁄9
1
⁄2
3
⁄20
3
⁄20
7
⁄10
2
⁄13
6
⁄7
1
⁄3
? 2
⁄5
6
⁄7
1
⁄4
1
⁄2
3
⁄5
7
⁄11
6
⁄7

1 2 9 1 7 2 9 7 2 5 1 6 11
⁄7 ⁄3 ⁄11 ⁄2 ⁄11 ⁄3 ⁄11 ⁄10 ⁄3 ⁄6 ⁄3 ⁄7 ⁄20

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Answers

fraction simplified fraction simplified

4 1 20 5
A 8 2
N 28 7
4 2 42 7
B 10 5
O 60 10
3 1 24 3
C 12 4
P 32 4
22 11 2 1
D 40 20
Q 198 99
18 6 5 1
E 21 7
R 15 3
10 2 14 7
F 45 9
S 22 11
8 4 14 2
G 18 9
T 21 3
30 3 9 3
H 100 10
U 15 5
3 1 10 2
I 21 7
V 65 13
8 4 27 9
J 10 5
W 33 11
12 3 2 1
K 44 11
X 12 6
12 3 10 5
L 80 20
Y 12 6
25 5 6 3
M 45 9
Z 38 19

W H Y D I D T H E B I K E

9 3 5 11 1 11 2 3 6 2 1 3 6
⁄11 ⁄10 ⁄6 ⁄20 ⁄7 ⁄20 ⁄3 ⁄10 ⁄7 ⁄5 ⁄7 ⁄11 ⁄7
F A L L O V E R B E C A U S E

2
⁄9
1
⁄2
3
⁄20
3
⁄20
7
⁄10
2
⁄13
6
⁄7
1
⁄3
? 2
⁄5
6
⁄7
1
⁄4
1
⁄2
3
⁄5
7
⁄11
6
⁄7
I T W A S T W O T Y R E D

1 2 9 1 7 2 9 7 2 5 1 6 11
⁄7 ⁄3 ⁄11 ⁄2 ⁄11 ⁄3 ⁄11 ⁄10 ⁄3 ⁄6 ⁄3 ⁄7 ⁄20

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