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Here is an example. The fraction to simplify is 6/12. See if there is a common factor between the numerator and the denominator. In this case, 3 happens to be a common factor. Divide numerator and denominator by 3. The result is 2/4. See if there are more common factors, and repeat. Dividing numerator and denominator by 2, you get 1/2. You could also have divided numerator and denominator of the original fraction by 6, with the same final result - but sometimes it is easier to do it in parts.
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You look for common factors in numerator and denominator. If you find one, you divide both numerator and denominator by the common factor. For example, 8/14 has the common factor 2; if you divide top and bottom by 2, you get 6/7.
If the numerator is less than the denominator then it is a common fraction as for example 3/4 and if the numerator is greater than the denominator then it is an improper fraction as for example 6/4
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.
Here is an example. The fraction to simplify is 6/12. See if there is a common factor between the numerator and the denominator. In this case, 3 happens to be a common factor. Divide numerator and denominator by 3. The result is 2/4. See if there are more common factors, and repeat. Dividing numerator and denominator by 2, you get 1/2. You could also have divided numerator and denominator of the original fraction by 6, with the same final result - but sometimes it is easier to do it in parts.
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You look for common factors in numerator and denominator. If you find one, you divide both numerator and denominator by the common factor. For example, 8/14 has the common factor 2; if you divide top and bottom by 2, you get 6/7.
In the fraction, 2/6, the 2 is the numerator and the 6 is the denominator.
2 as the numerator and 6 as the denominator in simplest form is 1 as the numerator and 3 as the denominator.
If the numerator is less than the denominator then it is a common fraction as for example 3/4 and if the numerator is greater than the denominator then it is an improper fraction as for example 6/4
You look for common factors between the numerator and denominator, and divide both by the factor. For example, in the fraction 6/12, both numerator and denominator are divisible by 2, so you simply this to 3/6. Since both are divisible by 3, this can be further simplified to 1/2. Or, you divide numerator and denominator in the original fraction by 6 in the first place.
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.
Denominator = numerator * 6.
19/6 cannot be reduced further as the numerator and denominator do not have common factors. The result is 3 and 1/6 or 3.166666 in decimal
Divide the numerator and the denominator by a common factor. For example, 16/24 = 8/12 = 4/6 = 2/3 Find the GCF of the numerator and the denominator and divide them both by it. If the GCF is 1, the fraction is already in its simplest form.
Simplification of fractions is achieved by dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the two numbers. Thus: 12/42 = 2/7 (GCF = 6) If you are not familiar with GCF, simply divide both numerator and denominator by any common factor that you can find, and repeat, and repeat until there are no more common factors.