Simplify 60/88

First: Find factors

60:(60,1) (2,30) (3,20) (4,15) (5,12) (6,10)

88:(1,88) (2,44) (4,22) (8,11)

Simplify 60/88

Second: Circle Greatest Common Factor

60:(60,1) (2,30) (3,20) (4,15) (5,12) (6,10)

88:(1,88) (2,44) (4,22) (8,11)

Simplify 60/88

Third: Divide by GCF

• 60/4=15

• 88/4=22

Simplifying Fractions

• Reduce

• Simplest Terms/Form

• Lowest Terms/Form

Lets take it step by step

Step number one is to find the common factors

​Equivalent Fractions

​Equivalent fractions are fractions that are equal

​Equivalent Fractions

​We make equivalent fractions by multiplying the numerator by the same number as the denominator.

​Simplifying Fractions

​Simplified fractions are equivalent fractions. To simply fractions we reduce them to the smallest denominator and numerator

Common fractions

• Proper fractions

• Improper fractions

• Mixed numbers

What are fractions?

• a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).

• A part of a whole number

Examples of fractions

Examples of fractions may include 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 etc.

Proper fractions

• Fractions where the numerator (number on top) is smaller than the denominator (number on the bottom)

Improper fractions

Fractions where the numerator is greater than the denominator

Mixed numbers

A number that consists of a whole number and a proper fraction

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Use your fraction strips OR the butterfly method (cross-multiply)

factors

numbers that multiply together to get a product

simplify

finding the smallest denominator for a fraction

GCF

Greatest Common Factor (see example)

Simplify 60/88

First: Find factors

60:(60,1) (2,30) (3,20) (4,15) (5,12) (6,10)

88:(1,88) (2,44) (4,22) (8,11)

Simplify 60/88

Second: Circle Greatest Common Factor

60:(60,1) (2,30) (3,20) (4,15) (5,12) (6,10)

88:(1,88) (2,44) (4,22) (8,11)

Simplify 60/88

Third: Divide by GCF

• 60/4=15

• 88/4=22