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simplify fractions fraction is a twopart number representation which has numerator part at top and denominator part at bottom simplification of fraction does not always result in reducing the fraction as higher equivalent fraction could be the required answer in some cases simplification could also end up in improper fractions and those cases we need to convert it to mixed fraction form simplification could also result in reducing the fraction to its lowest possible equivalent a fraction may be proper or improper fraction example 4 8 is simplified as 1 2 how to simplify fractions below are the steps for simplifying fractions step 1 start with the lowest factor which can divide a both numerator and denominator until you cannot precede it further learn more about how to simplify fractions

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step 2 the fraction terms are divided by greatest common factor these steps help us to simplifying the given fractions examples of simplifying fractions below are the examples on simplifying fractions example 1 simplify the fraction solution given fraction is procedure 1 first start a small number 2 which divides both 12 and 144 [12 144 ÷ [2 2 [12 144 x [2 2 [6 72 [6 72 x [2 2 [3 36 [3 36 x [2 2 1 12 read more simplifying complex fractions

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the simplest form of given fraction is [1 12 procedure 2 find the greatest common factor for 12 and 144 12 12 1 144 12 12 greatest common factor of 12 and 144 is 12 so divide the fraction by 12 at both numerator and denominator [12 144 x [12 12 [1 12 example 2 simplify the fraction [6 14 solution given fraction is [6 14 [6 14 x [2 2 [3 7 the simplest form of given fraction is [3 7 example 3 simplify the fraction [55 44

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solution given fraction is [55 44 55 11 5 44 11 4 greatest common factor of 44 and 55 is 11 [55 44 x [11 11 [5 4 the simplest form of given fraction is [5 4 example 4 simplify the fraction [78 68 solution given fraction is [78 68 [78 68 x [2 2 [39 34 the simplest form of given fraction is [39 34 example 5 simplify the fraction [1000 2000 solution :

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step2 now we have single variable equation we need to solve that variable equation x 2 2 so the value of x 4 step 3 now we solved that variable .so now we need to place in that variable back into either equation to obtain the value of y at the solution we know that x 4.now we need to find the y value y 24 1 7 so x 4 y 7 example 4 solve the following equations by using the elimination method 2x 2y 4 4x 2y 8 solution step 1 2x 2y 4 4x 2y 8 step 2 subtracting equation 2 from 1 ,we get.

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given fraction is [1000 2000 divide the fraction by common factor 1000 [1000 2000 x [1000 1000 [1 2 the simplest form of given fraction is [1 2 practice problems problem 1 simplify the fraction [90 100 answer [9 10 problem 2 simplify the fraction [56 92 answer [14 23]

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