simplifying fractions ©mathematics education centre, loughborough university
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Simplifying fractions
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Strategies
• What ever you do to the top you do to the bottom
• Look for something common between top and bottom
• Try halving• Try dividing by 10, 5, 3 ….
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6/10
610
= 610
35
=
÷ 2Both may be halved
÷ 2
÷ 2Cannot simplify any more
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80/100
80100
= 810
45
=
÷ 2
Both may be divided by 2
÷ 2
÷ 2Cannot simplify any more÷ 10
Both may be divided by 10
80100
810
=
÷ 10
÷ 10
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10/25
1025
= 1025
25
=
÷ 5
Both may be divided by 5
÷ 5
÷ 5Cannot simplify any more
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21/28
2128
= 2128
34
=
÷ 7
Both may be divided by 7
÷ 7
÷ 7Cannot simplify any more
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