Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms,

Equivalent Fractions

A fraction is in its simplest form (this is also called being expressed in lowest terms)
if the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), also called the Greatest Common Divisor
(GCD), of the numerator and denominator is 1. For example, 1/2 is in lowest terms
but 2/4 is not.

Equivalent Fractions:
Equivalent FractionsEquivalent fractions are different fractions that are equal to the
same number and can be simplified and written as the same fraction (for example,
3/6 = 2/4 = 1/2 and 3/9 = 2/6 = 1/3).

simplest form To reduce a fraction to lowest terms (also called its simplest form),
divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD. For example, 2/3 is in
lowest form, but 4/6 is not in lowest form (the GCD of 4 and 6 is 2) and 4/6 can be
expressed as 2/3.

You can do this because the value of a fraction is not changed if both the numerator
and denominator are multiplied or divided by the same number (other than zero).