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Varsity Tutors connects learners with experts. Any numbers that you see that are part of both numbers can be eliminated. In this case, what we have in common is a pair of twos and a 3. The same answer we got with the above method. If either the numerator or the denominator -- or both -- is odd, you will have to find some low, odd number that will divide evenly into both numbers.
If you can't do so, the fraction may be irreducible. Not Helpful 4 Helpful The fact that a fraction's denominator is larger than its numerator means it's a proper fraction. It has no bearing on whether the fraction can be reduced. A reducible fraction is one whose numerator and denominator are both divisible by the same number. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 7. Find a small number in this case 2 that will divide evenly into both numerator and denominator, and do that as many times as possible.
Not Helpful 3 Helpful 5. First round Then multiply 70 by 80 in your head by multiplying 7 by 8 which is 56 and adding two zeroes to the right: 5, That could be your estimate, or you could choose to reduce the number a little to offset the rounding up you did earlier. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 5.
Not Helpful 8 Helpful 7. Not Helpful 13 Helpful 7. The only "calculating" you can do is to divide 12 into 5 and get a decimal number that is less than 1. Not Helpful 15 Helpful 6. Mathematicians have been studying fractions for many centuries, and the best and fastest way to learn about fractions is the way they're taught in school, since mathematicians are the ones who designed the schools' math curricula.
Not Helpful 9 Helpful 2. Find the largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and the denominator. Not Helpful 4 Helpful 2. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Ask your teacher if you still have questions about it; they'll be happy to help. Helpful 9 Not Helpful 6. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. Related wikiHows How to.
How to. Co-authors: Updated: February 22, Categories: Fractions. Repeat the process until there are no more common factors. Now, 2 is a common factor of 2 and 4. Let's have a look at the figure given below. The first circle has 2 shaded parts out of 8 total parts, whereas, the second circle has only one shaded part out of 4 total parts. It is to be noted that the shaded portion is the same in both circles.
So we can conclude that 2 equal parts out of 8 equal parts are the same as 1 equal part out of 4 equal parts. Reducing a fraction means making a fraction as simple as possible. In order to find the reduced forms of fractions we just simplify the fraction to its lowest form. Let us look at three easy methods of reducing fractions. Equivalent fractions have the same value irrespective of their numerators and denominators. Given below are the steps to reduce fractions by the equivalent fractions method.
The GCF Greatest Common Factor of two or more numbers is the greatest number among all the common factors of the given numbers. Given below are the steps to reduce fractions by the GCF method. Prime factorization is a way of expressing a number as a product of its prime factors. Given below are the steps to reduce fractions by the prime factorization method. We already know how to represent whole numbers on a number line. We can also show fractions on a number line and identify equivalent fractions on a number line with the help of the following example and steps.
The largest number that goes exactly into both 8 and 12 is 4, so the Greatest Common Factor is 4. The fraction simplifies to 2 3. We also have a chart of fractions with the simplest fraction highlighted. Hide Ads About Ads.
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