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Reducing Fractions to the Simplest Form

Copyright © 2013 Kelly Mott

Reducing FractionsPart 1: LessonPart 2: YouTube VideoPart 3: Online Practice

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FOCUS QUESTION: How do you reduce

fractions?

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• When you reduce a fraction, you try to get it to the simplest form.

• To get a fraction in simplest form, you must by the divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor.

812

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PRACTICE: Let’s reduce some fractions!

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k j

4

6=

6 8

=

÷÷

÷÷

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PRACTICE 1: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

PRACTICE 2: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

k j

912

=

610

=

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÷÷

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k j

714

=

810

=

÷÷

÷÷

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PRACTICE 3: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

k j

2

12=

510

=

÷÷

÷÷

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PRACTICE 4: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

k j

12

16=

4 12

=

÷÷

÷÷

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PRACTICE 5: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

PRACTICE 6: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

k j

6

12=

1025

=

÷÷

÷÷

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k j

6

24=

1525

=

÷÷

÷÷

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PRACTICE 7: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

k j

9

18=

1030

=

÷÷

÷÷

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PRACTICE 8: To get a number in simplest form, you have to divide by the greatest common factor.

How did you do?

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YouTube Video: Reducing Fractions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dezV0ruH0k

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Online Practice:Reducing Fractions Game:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/reduce_fractions_shoot.htm

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