Transcript Fractions V Mixed Numbers

Simplifying
Fractions using
GCF
Factor

A number that
divides evenly into
another number.
Common Factor

When two numbers
have the same factor.
Greatest Common Factor

The greatest common
factor is the largest factor
between two numbers.
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
GCF = 6
What is the Greatest
Common Factor?
8 = 1, 2, 4, 8
12 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
GCF = 4
What is the Greatest
Common Factor?
6 = 1, 2, 3, 6
18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 15
GCF = 6
Simplest Form
 When the only common factor of
the numerator and denominator is
1, the fraction is in simplest form,
or it is reduced to lowest terms.
3
1
3
÷
=
4
1
4
How to Simply a Fraction

Find the greatest
common factor of the
numerator and the
denominator and divide
both by that number.
Simplifying a Fraction:
12
6
2
÷
=
18
6
3
Simplify:
9 ÷ 3 = 3
21 3 7
Simplify:
12
4
3
÷ =
20 4
5
Simplify:
10 5
2
÷ =
15 5 3
Simplify:
10 2
5
÷ =
16 2 8
Simplify:
12 4
3
÷ =
16 4 4
Simplify:
3 ÷ 3 = 1
12 3 4
Simplify:
2 ÷ 2 = 1
4 2 2
Simplify:
6 ÷ 3 = 2
9 3 3
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