Convert mixed number to fraction.
$$\dfrac{ 36 }{ 42 }$$ .Simplify $ \dfrac{ 36 }{ 42 } $ by dividing both 36 and 42 by their GCD, which is 6. GCD(36, 42) = 6.
$$ \frac{ 36 }{ 42 } = \frac{ 36 : \color{blue}{ 6 } }{ 42 : \color{blue}{ 6 } } = \frac{ 6 }{ 7 } $$