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Objective: generate equivalent fractions by writing a fraction in simplest form
What you should understand:
­equivalent fractions are fractions that name the same number
­a fraction is written in simplest form when the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1.
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How do you write a fraction
in its simplest form?
3 = 1
9 3 Important Terms to Know
common factor
simplest form
a factor that two or more
numbers have in common
a fraction in which the numerator
and denominator have no common
factors other than 1
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9 3 Write
Simplest Form
6
in simplest form.
24
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=
=
3
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What common factor
was used to simplify
each fraction?
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( (
6
24
3
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4
6
24
=
1
4
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Simplify the Fraction
1
4
12
8 216
12 3
2
10
3
4
4
8
1
5
1
2
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OK- 3-11 odd and 15,17,18;
GOOD: 4-14 even 15-18;
I can teach it! 9-18
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