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Mr. C Chapter 1: Lesson 8: Simplifying Fractions 2
Lesson 8: Simplifying Fractions Name:______________
Date:_______________
Practice 1Find the prime factorization of each number.
15 10 24
20 16 18
25 14 8
27 26 32
50 49 54
58 62 80
70 90 56
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Mr. C Chapter 1: Lesson 8: Simplifying Fractions 3
Lesson 8: Simplifying Fractions
Renaming Fractions in Simplest FormSteps1. Factor the
numerator
2. Factor the denominator
3. Substitute numerator and denominator by the factors
4. Cancel common terms
5. Solution
Example 1
Simplify20
15to its lowest terms.
Factor the numerator Factor the denominator
Substitute numerator and denominator by the factors
5*2*2
5*3
20
15
Cancel Common Terms
Solution
4
3
20
15
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Mr. C Chapter 1: Lesson 8: Simplifying Fractions 4
Lesson 8: Simplifying Fractions Name:______________
Date:_______________
Practice 1Simplify each fraction to its lowes terms.
1.
8
4
2.
30
15
3.
40
25
4.
12
3
5.
27
9
6.
50
50
7.
16
14
8.
7
21
9.
70
64
10.
39
13
11.
6
4
12.
6
3
13.
15
10
14.
12
9
15.
5
5
16.
28
14
17.
8
32
18.
30
20
19.
100
98
20.
144
144
21.
100
110
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