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What is the term used to cancel common factors between top and bottom lines of fractions?
Simplifying the fraction.
How do you change a fraction into simplest form?
You check whether numerator and denominator (top and bottom) of the fraction have common factors. Then you divide both by the common factors. Continue, until there are no more common factors.
Can 16 over 21 be reduced?
For a fraction to be reducible, the top and bottom must have a factor in common. 16 factors to [2 2 2 2] 21 factors to [3 7] There are no common factors, so the fraction cannot be reduced.■
When is a fraction simplified?
A fraction is in simplest terms when numerator and denominator have no common factors. Example: 18/24, numerator and denominator have common factors, for example 2, 3, and 6. Dividing top and bottom by 2 gives 9/12. Dividing again, top and bottom, by 3, gives 3/4. These numbers no longer have common factors, so the fraction is in simplest terms.
What is the lowest term of 24 over 36?
Look for common factors. Then divide both top and bottom by such common factors. Continue, until you can find no more common factors.
