Simplifying Fractions

Use common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

1. 8 2. 7
= =
16 21

3. 9 4. 2
= =
15 10

3 5
5. = 6. =
12 20

8 4
7. = 8. =
20 6

9. 12 10. 10
= =
24 15

11. 4 12. 6
= =
16 12

13. 4 14. 9
= =
16 12

15. 6 16. 10
= =
18 30

17. 10 18. 10
= =
25 16

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Simplifying Fractions Answers
Use common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

1. 8 1 2. 7 1
= =
16 2 21 3

9 3 2 1
3. = 4. =
15 5 10 5

3 1 5 1
5. = 6. =
12 4 20 4

8 2 4 2
7. = 8. =
20 5 6 3

9. 12 1 10. 10 2
= =
24 2 15 3

11. 4 1 12. 6 1
= =
16 4 12 2

13. 4 1 14. 9 3
= =
16 4 12 4

15. 6 1 16. 10 1
= =
18 3 30 3

17. 10 2 18. 10 5
= =
25 5 16 8

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 Simplifying Fractions
Use common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

1. 4 2. 14
= =
16 21

3. 6 4. 18
= =
15 34

9 36
5. = 6. =
12 45

12 42
7. = 8. =
20 64

9. 15 10. 15
= =
24 35

11. 14 12. 3
= =
16 33

13. 9 14. 9
= =
18 27

15. 15 16. 18
= =
25 54

17. 6 18. 42
= =
8 49

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Simplifying Fractions Answers
Use common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

1. 4 1 2. 14 2
= =
16 4 21 3

6 2 18 9
3. = 4. =
15 5 34 17

9 3 36 4
5. = 6. =
12 4 45 5

12 3 42 21
7. = 8. =
20 5 64 32

9. 15 5 10. 15 3
= =
24 8 35 7

11. 14 7 12. 3 1
= =
16 8 33 11

13. 9 1 14. 9 1
= =
18 2 27 3

15. 15 3 16. 18 1
= =
25 5 54 3

17. 6 3 18. 42 6
= =
8 4 49 7

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 Simplifying Fractions
Use common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

1. 15 10. 3 1 19. 4 2
= = =
33 4

12 3 8
2. = 11. = 20. =
15 45 5

9 32
3. = 12. = 21. =
36 48 3 12 6

14 35 7 22. 5 1
4. = 13. = =
20 80

5. 115 14. 1 23.

= = =
230 42 3

6. 14 15. 48 1 24.
= = =
49 2

7. 4 16. 18 25.
= = =
18 72 4

8. 15 17. 28 1 26.
= = =
85 84

9. 6 18. 4 1 27.
= = =
50

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 Simplifying Fractions Answers
Use common factors, simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:

1. 15 5 10. 3 1 19. 4 2
= = =
33 11 12 4

12 4 27 3 8
2. = 11. = 20. =
15 5 45 5

9 1 32 2 21.
3. = 12. = =
36 4 48 3 12 6

14 7 35 7 22. 5 1
4. = 13. = =
20 10 80 16

5. 115 1 14. 14 1 23. 14 1

= = =
230 2 42 3

6. 14 2 15. 48 1 24.
= = =
49 7 96 2

7. 4 2 16. 18 1 25.
= = =
18 9 72 4

8. 15 3 17. 28 1 26.
= = =
85 17 84 3

9. 6 3 18. 4 1 27.
= = =
50 25

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