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The general idea is to make an expression as simple as you can. The details vary, depending on the situation. For example, for a fraction, you wouldn't write a final result as 127 / 254, when you can simplify this to 1/2. For square roots, any square factor should be taken out. Also, it is generally agreed that there should be no square roots in the denominator of a fraction.

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A fraction is in simplest form when the top and bottom cannot be any smaller (while still being whole numbers).

Example: 2/4 can be simplified to 1/2

To simplify a fraction, divide the top and bottom by the highest number that can divide into both numbers exactly.

If the GCF of the numerator and the denominator is 1, the fraction is in its simplest form.

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When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1, the fraction is said to be in its simplest form.

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