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Simplest form for a fraction is to basically divide the numerator and denominator equally so that their HCF is 1.

For example, 24/100 simplified is (24/4)/(100/4)= 6/25.

Simplest form for a decimal as to omit the zeroes at the last places.

For example, 39.062500 simplified into its simplest form is 39.0625.

It refers to reducing a term or an equation to a form closest to a complete answer or the answer itself. For example, 12+3y+3+y is simpler if you reduce it to 15+4y. The fraction 12/24 is simpler if reduced to 1/2.


When a proper fraction is expressed in its simplest form, there are no common factors between the numerator and denominator, other than 1.
Simplist form is (example) 8/24 8 can go in 24 3 times and 8 goes into 8 once so it will be 1/3

Actually, in the easiest way u can do, 8 and 24 are both divisible by 2 so 4/12, but u can do it again so 2/6, and again 1/3.

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The 'simplest form' of a fraction - is one that will not divide any further.

Take as an example the fractions 32/64, 33/99 and 25/100...

They will simplify all the way down to 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 respectively.

Simplifying fractions just makes them easier to calculate.

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In the context of fractions it means the form in which the numerator and denominator have no common factors.

Thus the simplest form of 6/8 is 3/4

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