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ID : F-6-Fractions-Reducing-them-to-the-simplest-form [1]

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Fractions - Reducing them to the simplest form
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(1)

Solve the following and reduce to the simplest form:


A)

( 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

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=
M)

( 1

=
G)

( 1

1
2

)+ 2

1
2

O)

( 1

4
5

1
5

)+ 3

2
5

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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

Now the simplest

35

Step 2

35

143

143

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18

form of ( 3

E)

( 1

Now the simplest

)+

Step 2

)+

11

14

=(

18

14

45

19

=(

60 + 171

of ( 2

)+

( 1

as:

Now the simplest form

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)

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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

Now the simplest form

Now the simplest

Now the simplest

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:
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( 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

)+

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( 1

1
5

)+ 3

1
5

is

2
Step 1

can be written

21

form of ( 2

12

( 1

16

Now the simplest

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

=(

Now the simplest

Now the simplest form

+ 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

)+

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=(

)+

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

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=(

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

Now the simplest

Step 2

Step 1
2

12

55

Step 1

=(

10

form of ( 1

)+

21

55

12

( 1

Now the simplest

Now the simplest form

=(

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

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10

12 + 70

21
82

21

Step 2

Now the simplest form


of ( 1

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

Now the simplest


form of ( 1

1
2

)+ 2

1
2
1
2

Now the simplest

form of ( 1
is

7
2

)+ 3

49
10

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30

21
6

17

45 + 102

Step 2

4
5
2
5

is

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