Reducing Fractions To Their Lowest Term -
To reduce a given fraction to its lowest term, we divide the numerator and denominator of the given fraction by their common factors.Example
(1) Reduce the following fraction to its lowest form:
64 64 ÷ 2 32
------- = ---------- = ------- [dividing by their common factor 2]
128 128 ÷ 2 64
32 32 ÷ 2 16
=> ------- = ---------- = ------- [dividing by their common factor 2]
64 64 ÷ 2 32
16 16 ÷ 16 1
=> ------ = ---------- = ------ [dividing by their common factor 16]
32 32 ÷ 16 2
Above process is step by step deduction to find lowest term, if we recall number table of 64, then we can find lowest term directly and easily.
64 64 ÷ 64 1
------- = ---------- = ------
128 128 ÷ 64 2
(2) Reduce the following fraction to its lowest form:
66 66 ÷ 2 33
------- = ---------- = ------- [dividing by their common factor 2]
132 132 ÷ 2 66
33 33 ÷ 3 11
=> ------- = ---------- = ------- [dividing by their common factor 3]
66 66 ÷ 3 22
11 11 ÷ 11 1
=> ------ = ---------- = ------ [dividing by their common factor 11]
22 22 ÷ 11 2
Above process is step by step deduction to find lowest term, if we recall number table of 66, then we can find lowest term directly and easily.
66 66 ÷ 66 1
------- = ---------- = ------
132 132 ÷ 66 2