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Fractions - Reducing them to the simplest form
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( 2
2
5
4
5
)+ 3
4
5
B)
( 3
3
5
4
5
)+ 2
C)
=
D)
( 2
2
3
2
3
)+ 2
2
3
E)
( 2
( 1
1
11
7
11
)+ 3
H)
11
=
J)
( 2
1
2
1
2
)+ 1
F)
1
2
1
2
)+ 2
1
2
K)
( 1
3
5
4
5
)+ 2
I)
( 1
1
3
1
3
)+ 3
1
3
N)
( 1
2
3
)+ 1
1
2
( 2
2
3
2
3
)+ 1
1
3
( 2
1
5
1
5
)+ 3
1
5
1
3
)+ 3
L)
( 2
1
2
1
2
)+ 2
1
2
1
2
=
M)
( 1
=
G)
( 1
1
2
)+ 2
1
2
O)
( 1
4
5
1
5
)+ 3
2
5
ID : F-6-Fractions-Reducing-them-to-the-simplest-form [2]
Answers
(1)
A)
77
B)
15
143
Step 1
2
( 2
4
5
)+
as:
=(
12
=(
)+
19
12
5
12
19
)+
231
45
77
15
2
5
is
1
77
15
4
5
14
5
5
14
)+
=(
=
18
14
14
90 + 196
70
286
70
)+
can be written
2
1
=(
1
2
)+
3
2
3
2
3
)+
6+9
6
15
6
5
2
form of ( 1
4
5
)+ 2
5
4
5
35
Step 2
35
143
143
18
form of ( 3
E)
( 1
)+
Step 2
)+
11
14
=(
18
14
45
19
=(
60 + 171
of ( 2
)+
( 1
as:
D)
)+
can be written
( 3
Step 2
2
Step 1
as:
( 2
( 3
can be written
Step 1
1
C)
35
1
2
)+ 1
1
2
1
2
is
5
2
is
F)
ID : F-6-Fractions-Reducing-them-to-the-simplest-form [3]
Step 1
2
( 2
Step 1
2
)+
can be written
as:
2
)+
=(
)+
3
8
=(
3
8
)+
8
3
11
)+
2
3
)+
can be written
2
5
5
)+
5
3
10 + 15
25
8
8
)+
8
)+
24
56
24
7
3
3
is
11
3
2
3
)+
form of ( 2
1
2
)+ 1
1
2
form of ( 2
is
148
H)
33
Step 1
( 1
1
11
9
11
7
11
)+
can be written
331
I)
95
as:
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( 2
2
3
)+ 1
1
3
is
7
3
Step 1
1
Step 2
Step 2
24 + 32
10
10
=(
=(
Step 2
of ( 2
G)
( 2
( 2
24
=(
88
24
)+
as:
=(
24 + 64
can be written
( 2
as:
( 2
( 2
Step 1
4
5
as:
3
5
21
Step 1
3
4
5
)+
can be written
( 2
1
5
1
5
1
5
)+
can be written
as:
Personal use only, commercial use is strictly prohibitated
ID : F-6-Fractions-Reducing-them-to-the-simplest-form [4]
( 1
11
9
=(
11
11
12
18
11
11
11
11
11
12
18
18
42
)+
11
198
33
5
5
19
)+
5
+
19
14
5
65 + 266
331
1
11
9
1
is
11
7
11
148
33
)
3
3
5
)+ 2
331
95
4
5
K)
2
Step 1
( 1
1
2
1
2
)+
is
can be written
as:
( 1
2
3
L)
1
3
)+
as:
1
2
1
2
)+
( 1
1
5
)+ 3
1
5
is
2
Step 1
can be written
21
form of ( 2
12
( 1
16
Step 1
1
)+
Step 2
55
11
55
231
21
J)
55
form of ( 2
11
55 + 176
95
11
95
11
11
)+
16
11
=(
16
13
=(
+ 3
19
Step 2
Step 2
of ( 1
13
)+
148
( 2
14
13
888
=(
198
)+
14
42
11
=(
132 + 756
( 2
)+
12
)+
42
)+
=(
( 2
1
2
1
2
)+
can be written
as:
2
3
1
3
)+
( 2
1
2
1
2
)+
ID : F-6-Fractions-Reducing-them-to-the-simplest-form [5]
=(
)+
1
3
=(
2
3
)+
2
is
82
7
2
1
2
)+ 3
N)
1
3
)+
as:
1
3
2
=(
4
3
1
3
)+
7
3
10
2
+
3
=(
O)
1
2
4
3
3
7
)+
10
3
=(
10 + 25
10
35
10
7
2
)+ 2
2
1
is
49
10
Step 1
1
1
2
)+
( 1
can be written
1
5
)+
can be written
as:
1
( 1
)+
as:
( 1
is
)+
form of ( 2
( 1
can be written
2
5
Step 2
Step 1
2
12
55
Step 1
=(
10
form of ( 1
)+
21
55
12
( 1
=(
Step 2
10
)+
12
15 + 40
Step 2
M)
of ( 1
21
6 + 15
=(
10
=(
1
2
1
=(
3
2
1
2
)+
3
2
3
2
3
+
2
3
)+
5
2
( 1
=(
2
5
1
=(
9
5
1
5
)+
17
5
9
5
5
6
)+
17
5
ID : F-6-Fractions-Reducing-them-to-the-simplest-form [6]
10
12 + 70
21
82
21
Step 2
1
3
1
3
is
2
82
21
1
3
)+
3
3
5
2
6 + 15
6
147
30
7
2
49
10
Step 2
1
2
)+ 2
1
2
1
2
form of ( 1
is
7
2
)+ 3
49
10
30
21
6
17
45 + 102
Step 2
4
5
2
5
is