To simplify fractions, you need to divide the numerator and denominator by their GCF. Otherwise you'll end up with fractions with unnecessarily large numbers.
Finding the GCF will help you to simplify fractions.
The GCF is 5.
The GCF will help you to simplify fractions.
Finding the LCM will make adding and subtracting fractions easier.
Use the GCF to reduce fractions. Use the LCM to add and subtract unlike fractions. Carpenters work with fractions a lot.
Simplifying fractions
GCF doesn't apply to fractions, only to whole numbers. When those numbers are the numerator and denominator of a fraction, the GCF can be used to reduce it to its simplest form.
Finding the LCM will help you add and subtract fractions. Finding the GCF will help you reduce fractions.
The GCF refers to integers, not fractions. You can find the GCF of the numerator and denominator of a fraction (if they are integers), but you will not be able to find the GCF of two fractions.
The GCF refers to integers, not fractions.
When reducing fractions to their lowest terms knowing their gcf is useful
To simplify a fraction, divide the numerator and the denominator by their GCF. Example: 30/42 The GCF of 30 and 42 is 6. 6 into 30 is 5 6 into 42 is 7 30/42 = 5/7 If the GCF is 1, the fraction is already in its simplest form.