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What term refers to making a fraction easier to understand by dividing the fraction by the greatest common factor?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
It used to be called "reducing to lowest terms"; nowadays I think it's called "writing the fraction
in simplest form".
And by the way ... you don't divide the 'fraction' by the greatest commen factor. You divide the numerator
and denominator separately by their greatest commen factor. It makes a big difference.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIt used to be called "reducing to lowest terms"; nowadays I think it's called "writing the fraction
in simplest form".
And by the way ... you don't divide the 'fraction' by the greatest common factor. You divide the numerator
and denominator separately by their greatest common factor. It makes a big difference.
Wiki User
∙ 7y agosimplest form
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What is meant by reducing a fraction?
It means dividing the numerator and denominator of the fraction by their greatest common factor.
Explain why dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the greatest common factor is the most efficient way of simplfying the fraction?
By dividing both the numerator and denominator by the same number is like dividing by 1.
Is a fraction or a ratio by dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor?
Dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor is how you simplify a fraction.
How do you put a fraction in to simplest form?
You put a fraction in simplest form by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor. If the either the numerator or denominator is a prime number, the fraction cannot be simplified.
How do you know without dividing that a fraction is in simplest form?
numerator and denominator are coprime (meaning that the greatest common factor to both numbers is 1)
What is one way you know without dividing that a fraction is in simplest form?
If the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1 then it is in simplest form.
13.65 fraction in simplest form?
The fraction 13.65 can be simplified by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5. Therefore, 13.65 simplifies to 273/20.
What is simplifying a fraction to simplest form?
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.
What is the fraction notation for 75 percent?
75/100 which can be reduced to 3/4 (by dividing both 75 and 100 by their Greatest Common Factor of 25).
How is gcf used to find the simplest form of a fraction?
To simplify a fraction, the numerator and denominator are divided by a common factor. The simplification process is continued until there is no common factor. By dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor no further simplification is possible.
Why does the product of two fractions has the same value before and after dividing the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor?
If you are dividing the numerator and the denominator by the same number (the GCF), it is the same as dividing the fraction by 1, which will leave it unchanged and create the same product.
How do you know if a fraction is simplified?
A fraction is considered simplified or reduced when the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1. In other words, there is no integer greater than 1 that divides evenly into both the numerator and the denominator. If there are common factors, the fraction can be simplified further by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor.
