1. R EDUCING F RACTIONS By, Mrs. Muller

2. S IMPLEST F ORM Most answers are put in the simplest form. The simplest form is when the only common divisor of the numerator and the denominator is 1. In order to find the simplest form of a fraction, you need to find the Greatest Common Factor of the numerator and the denominator and divide both the numerator and the denominator by it.

3. R EVIEW GCD OR GCF GCD: Greatest Common Divisor GCF: Greatest Common Factor The greatest common divisor that two numbers share. Example:

4. H OW T O R EDUCE A F RACTION Example: 36/120 1 st step find the greatest common divisor: 2 nd step is to divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common divisor: 12 numerator: 36 12 3 denominator: 120 12 10 3rd step new fraction: 3/10