Answer
$\dfrac{5}{12}$
Work Step by Step
Cancelling the common factor between the numerator and the denominator, the given expression, $
\dfrac{20}{48}
$, simplifies to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
\dfrac{\cancel{4}\cdot5}{\cancel{4}\cdot12}
\\\\=
\dfrac{5}{12}
.\end{array}
