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Fractions Skill 4 - 21C


Simplest Form

Write a fraction in simplest form.


Write the fraction
6 in simplest form. Divide the numerator and the denominator by the same number. To find
12
the simplest form continuing dividing until 1 is the only number that can be divided evenly into the numerator
and denominator.
Now, the fraction is in
Now, try simplest form. The number
First, try 6 3 2 2 2 1 1 is the only number that
dividing by 3. = dividing by = can be divided evenly into
12 3 4 2. 4 2 2 the numerator and
denominator.

Example Example Example

Find the simplest form of


3 Find the simplest form of
6 Find the simplest form of
18
8 24 24
First, try dividing by 3. First, try dividing by 2.
3 is already in simplest form 6 3 2 18 2 9
8 = =
24 3 8 24 2 12
since the only number that
Now, try dividing by 2. Now, try dividing by 3.
can be divided evenly into
the numerator and the 2 9
2 1 3 3
denominator is the number 1. = =
8 2 4 12 3 4
Directions: Write the fraction in simplest form. Write “simplest form” if the fraction is already in
simplest form.

1. 2 2.
3 3.
15
4 8 20

4. 24 5. 4 6.
18
32 16 30

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Fractions Skill 4 - 21C


Simplest Form
Directions: Write the fraction in simplest form. Write “simplest form” if the fraction is already in
simplest form.

7. 7 8.
25 9.
8
12 40 32

10. 24 11.
9 12.
18
32 16 27

13. 24 14. 4 15.


20
48 12 25

16. 7 17.
28 18.
36
15 32 144

19.
36 20.
50 21.
56
48 100 64

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Answer Key: Skill 21C, Grade 4
1. 1/2 2. simplest form 3. 3/4 4. 3/4 5. 1/4 6. 3/5

7. simplest form 8. 5/8 9. 1/4 10. 3/4 11. simplest form 12. 2/3

13. 1/2 14. 1/3 15. 4/5 16. simplest form 17. 7/8 18. 1/4

19. 3/4 20. 1/2 21. 7/8

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