do u now how to write each fraction with lowest terms
keep reducing till you cant reduce no more
i tried but i dont now
whats the fraction you are working with
like 25/30
ok.... is there a number that both 25 and 30 have in common that we can "factor" out? Do you know what Im saying?
no
think about it now. What do you multiply to get 25? What do you multiply to get 30? (1)(25) = 25 (5)(5) = 25 (1)(30) = 30 (2)(15) = 30 (3)(10) = 30 (5)(6) = 30 What number do you see that 25 and 30 have in common?
5*5=25 5*6=30
Very good :) we take out the (5) from each one to get 5/6. And that is what it is in lowest terms because 5 and 6 have nothing left in common. Does that make sense?
so the answer is 5/5
Not quite. Do you see what I did with this? 25/5 5 ----- = --- 30/5 6
ohh the answer is 5/6
Yes it is, Now, do you SEE why it is 5/6? Tell me what I did to get that answer please
u multiplyed both
multiplied? or divided? or how are you understanding it? Teach me how we got the answer :)
u multiplied to see wat times wat gives u the answer
very good. Now, can we do another one?
but wat about 46/9
for get it
since 9 is the smallest number; what do we know about it? 1(9) = 9 3(3) = 9 9(?) = 46? Nothing. 3(?) = 46? hmmm.... nothing. If you typed in the correct numbers: 46 ---- 9 Have nothing in common. So it is already in lowest terms.
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