its just like dividing two normal numbers but you just divide the top and the bottom by the same number
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When you simplify a fraction this means you are making the fraction you have into a smaller fraction that is easier to use when you solve a problem Example: 3/6 + 1/4 you would SIMPLIFY 3/6 into 1/2 and add 1/2 to 1/4 to get an answer of 3/4
To simplify a fraction, you find a number that can be divided by the fraction you are simplifying. sometimes this does not always work and the fraction can not be simplified.
You use long division.
Simplify the fraction for your answer