How do you simplify fractions?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-13T16:50:56

See explanation.

To simplify a fraction youu have to divide both its numerator and denominator by the same number.

Examples:

a)

$3/9=(1*3)/(3*3)=1/3$

In this example I reduced the fraction by $3$ .

b)

$16/32=(8*2)/(16*2)=8/16$

$8/16=(4*2)/(8*2)=4/8$

$4/8=(2*2)/(2*4)=2/4$

$2/4=(1*2)/(2*2)=1/2$

In this example I reduced the original fraction gradually. Instead of that I could reduce the fraction by $16$

$16/32=(1*16)/(2*16)=1/2$