Reducing Fractions: Key Concepts and Techniques

The video tutorial explains that different fractions can have the same value if they are equivalent. It introduces the concept of reducing fractions by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same number until they are as small as possible. The tutorial uses examples, such as pie slices, to demonstrate how fractions like 4/8 and 2/4 can be reduced to 1/2, showing that they are equivalent. The video concludes with a summary of the basics of reducing fractions.

Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/2?

• 5/6

• 4/8

• 3/4

• 7/8

What does it mean to reduce a fraction?

• To add the numerator and denominator

• To multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number

• To subtract the numerator from the denominator

• To divide the numerator and denominator by the same number

If you cut a pie into 8 slices and eat 4 slices, what fraction of the pie have you eaten?

• 4/8

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 1/4

What is the largest number that can divide both the numerator and denominator of 4/8?

• 2

• 8

• 6

• 4

If you have 2/4 of a pie, what is the reduced form of this fraction?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/8