This math skill teaches how to simplify fractions by factoring out and cancelling common terms in the numerator and denominator to find the simplest form.
Fraction simplification through factoring
Test your understanding of fraction simplification through factoring by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's simplify these fractions with factoring
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First we expand all factors, so it becomes 3 times 3 times 2 times 7, over 3 times 2 times 7 times 7
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Then we can cancel matching factors on top and bottom, cancelling a three, a two, and a seven
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Only 3 over 7 is left, so that is our answer