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how to reduce fractions
 Jan 26, 2012

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 Oct 7, 2014
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Divide each of them by their H.C.F. (Highest Common Factor)
 Dec 4, 2013
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google it. Lol.

 

Kevin Bacon

 Oct 6, 2014
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Take a look at  this site.  

 

http://www.mathsisfun.com/simplifying-fractions.html

Melody Oct 7, 2014
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You have to divide both numerator (the upper number) and denominator (the downer number) by their Highest Common Factor (HCF). If their HCF is 1, you can't reduce : they are called COPRIME numbers.

 Apr 30, 2015
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E.g.

1) \(\frac{7}{21}=\frac{7\div7}{21\div7}=\frac{1}{3}\)

2)\(\frac{108}{216}=\frac{108\div108}{216\div108}=\frac{1}{2}\)

3)\(\frac{45}{150}=\frac{45\div15}{150\div15}=\frac{3}{10}\)

 Jul 7, 2016

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