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Warm Up Find the GCF and LCM of:
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Simplifying Fractions
A fraction is a way of expressing a number as PART of a WHOLE
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Simplifying Fractions
The top number in a fraction is called the Numerator
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Simplifying Fractions
The bottom number in a fraction is called the Denominator
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Simplifying Fractions
…not to be confused with this guy…
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Simplifying Fractions
Different fractions can express the same Part to Whole ratio
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Simplifying Fractions
In order to eliminate confusion, we tend to write fractions in SIMPLIFIED FORM
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Simplifying Fractions
Two ways to simplify a fraction Divide Once by the GCF Divide Repeatedly by smaller factors
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Simplifying Fractions Divide Once by the GCF
Divide Repeatedly by smaller factors
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Simplifying Fractions Divide Once by the GCF
Divide Repeatedly by smaller factors
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Simplifying Fractions Divide Once by the GCF
Divide Repeatedly by smaller factors
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Simplifying Fractions Divide Once by the GCF
Divide Repeatedly by smaller factors This fraction is in SIMPLIFIED FORM!
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