Simplifying Fractions - Ms. Arnold 6th Grade...
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Simplifying Fractions
I can find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100.
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Simplifying Fractions
• When you work with frac=ons, your answer is not complete un=l you simplify the frac=ons to lowest terms.
• To get a frac+on to lowest terms, we use the greatest common factor to find a number that both the numerator and denominator are divisible by and then divide.
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Example One - Simplify
414!
Find the greatest common factor of 4 and 14.
The GCF is 2
Divide the Numerator and denominator by the GCF. The simplified fraction is …
27!
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Example Two - Simplify
1830!
Find the greatest common factor of 18 and 30.
The GCF is 6
Divide the Numerator and denominator by the GCF. The simplified fraction is …
35!
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Example Three - Simplify
1221!
Find the greatest common factor of 12 and 21.
The GCF is 3
Divide the Numerator and denominator by the GCF. The simplified fraction is …
47!
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Example Four - Simplify
4045!
Find the greatest common factor of 40 and 45.
The GCF is 5
Divide the Numerator and denominator by the GCF. The simplified fraction is …
89!
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Race to Simplify!
Travel to each sta=on in the room and simplify the frac=on
there using the greatest common factor. When you are finished, come to the front to have your work checked. Hurry, someone will win a
Homework Pass!
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1 4860 =!
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2 612 =!
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3 1624 =!
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4 812 =!
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5 6381 =!
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6 4554 =!
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7 3060 =!
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8 1640 =!
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9 2022 =!
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10 4575 =!
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11 939 =!
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12 2488 =!
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