Reducing Fractions

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What does it mean to reduce a fraction?

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To reduce a fraction means to simplify it to its lowest terms, where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

Front

What is the reduced form of 15/30?

Back

1/2

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What is the reduced form of 6/15?

Back

2/5

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What is the reduced form of 8/32?

Back

1/4

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What is the reduced form of 8/40?

Back

1/5

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What is the reduced form of 7/56?

Back

1/8

Front

How do you find the greatest common factor (GCF) of two numbers?

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List the factors of each number and find the largest factor that they have in common.

Front

What is the GCF of 15 and 30?

Back

15

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What is the GCF of 6 and 15?

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3

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What is the GCF of 8 and 32?

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8