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Reducing Fractions (5.1)

Practice A
Reduce to lowest terms.
To reduce, factor the top and bottom, then divide out the common factors.

1) 2)

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3) 4)

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5) 6)

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Practice B
Reduce to lowest terms.
To reduce, factor the top and bottom, then divide out the common factors.

1) 2)

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5) 6)

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Practice C
Reduce to lowest terms.
To reduce, factor the top and bottom, then divide out the common factors.

1) 2)

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