How do yo simplify fractions such as 16 over 44?

Answer 1

Well, what number is a factor of both 16 and 44?

16: 1, 16, 2, 8, 4.

44: 1, 44, 2, 22, 4, 11.

Now find one of the factors that are in both. There are a few, but let's use 4 as an example. But keep in mind, don't use 1!

Okay, so we have 4 as our chosen number. Now let's divide 16 by 4.

16 ÷ 4 = 4

Now let's divide 44 by 4.

44 ÷ 4 = 11

So, now we can simply make the fraction from 16 over 44 to 4 over 11!

Try it out with another fraction so you get the hang of it!