Question

Can you now mentally reduce the fraction below to their lowest terms?

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

Answer 1

_(i)

10 and 30 are multiples of 5.

It can be again simplified because 2 and 6 are multiples of 2.

(ii)

20 and 40 are multiples of 5.

It can be again simplified because 4 and 8 are multiples of 4.

(iii)

15 and 20 are multiples of 5.

(iv)

12 and 16 are multiples of 4.

(v)

16 and 24 are multiples of 4.

It can be again simplified because 4 and 6 are multiples of 2.

(vi)

18 and 45 are multiples of 3.

It can be again simplified because 6 and 15 are multiples of 3.