im not too good at fractions, but all i need to know is how to simplify, i forgot which is not good, can u help?!?!
2006-09-13 14:50:29 · 5 answers · asked by soccer_chick4333 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
if the problem is 2/4 you divide 2 by 2 which equals one and then divide 4 by 2 which equals 2 so your answer is 1/2
if the problem is 16/36 you could start by dividing by 2 which would give you 8/18 and you can still simplify it so you can divide it by 2 again which would give you 4/9 and you cant simplify it anymore
or for the same problem you could divide by 4 which would give you 4/9
here is a website in case you didnt understand my explanation
http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U4L2GL.html
2006-09-13 14:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by applepie840 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like if a fraction is 4/8 then it would simplify to 1/2 and if a fraction was 3/21 then it would simplify to 1/7. you have to find the highest # that goes into the top and bottom #.(numerator and denominator)
hope i helpled
2006-09-13 21:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way is to find a number that will go into both the top number and the bottom number. Then divide them by that number. Example: 4/6. 2 will go into both 4 and 6 so the simplfied answer would be 2/3.
2006-09-13 21:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by lilu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the easiest way that i think is to find a number that goes evenly into both the top and bottom, and divide the top and bottom with that number. keep doing it until you can't go any smaller. this should suffice for most practical fractions that we use in real life.
2006-09-13 21:55:10 · answer #4 · answered by Yee Haw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right well simplifing for example take 2/4 which when simplified is 1/2 so when simplifing you must reduce to lowest terms remeber that and your golden
2006-09-13 21:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by gordon_benbow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋