When the numerator is a factor of the denominator.
if and only if the denominator is the multiple of the numerator... in that case, you would have the fraction is the form: x / kx you can see that when you simplify, you get 1 / k...
Find the greatest common factor between the numerator and the denominator, then divide the numerator by greatest common factor and then divide denominator by greatest common factor, for a new simplified fraction.
simplest form
Divide numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor.
By factoring the numerator and denominator in a fraction, you can then divide common multiples out and reduce the fraction to the simplest terms. Perhaps an example might be of help. If we have 66/99, we can see that 66 = 2 x 3 x 11, and 99 = 3 x 3 x 11. We can divide the 3 and the 11 out of both the numerator and denominator, and have 2/3 as the answer. The 66/99 = 2/3. Factoring the numerator and denominator allow us to see what we can divide out to reduce the fraction.
If the numerator is a factor of the denominator.
if and only if the denominator is the multiple of the numerator... in that case, you would have the fraction is the form: x / kx you can see that when you simplify, you get 1 / k...
Find the GCF of the numerator and the denominator and divide them both by it. If the GCF is 1, the fraction is in its simplest form.
You can use common multiples of the numerator and denominator.
simplifying the fraction
To write 3.2 as a fraction, we can convert it to its equivalent fraction form by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 10. This gives us 32/10. Simplifying this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, we get the simplified fraction 16/5.
It could be simplifying the fraction.
When a fraction is simplified, it is made into an equivalent fraction with no common divisor between the numerator and denominator.
Simplest form refers to expressing a fraction in its most reduced form by simplifying the numerator and denominator to their greatest common divisor. In simplest form, both the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.
To simplify a fraction, divide the numerator and the denominator by their GCF.Example: 30/42The GCF of 30 and 42 is 6.6 into 30 is 56 into 42 is 730/42 = 5/7
The fraction 42 over 50 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2. After simplifying, the fraction becomes 21 over 25.
It is called reducing or simplifying the fraction.