Factors and Simplest Form

To put a fraction in simplest form, you will need to do this to the numerator and denominator

• subtract both by same number
• divide both by the same number
• add the same number to both
• multiply both by the same number

A fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator

• are the same
• are both even
• are both odd
• have no common factor other than 1

All even numbers have _____ as a factor.

• 3
• 5
• 2
• 4

Putting a fraction in simplest form is sometimes referred to as

• reducing the fraction
• multiplying the fraction
• adding the subtraction
• putting the fraction in a bag

Put in simplest form
4/8

• 3/6
• 1/2
• 1/4
• 2/4

Put in simplest form
3/9

• 2/3
• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4

Put in simplest form
6/8

• 3/4
• 1/2
• 1/3
• 1/4

Put  2/8 in simpleset form

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/3
• 3/4

Put in simplest form
8/12

• 1/3
• 3/4
• 2/3
• 1/2

Put 3/12 in simplest form.

• Already in simplest form
• 6/24
• 1/4
• 1/3