Simplifying Fractions
Use common factors to simplify fractions to their simplest form; use common multiples to express fractions with a common denominator
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If your child has the fraction 12/16, can they simplify it to its lowest terms — and explain what they divided the top and bottom by?
Use common factors to simplify fractions to their simplest form; use common multiples to express fractions with a common denominator
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- Simplify 18/24 to 3/4 by identifying the HCF of 18 and 24
- Express 2/3 and 5/8 with a common denominator of 24
- Explain why dividing numerator and denominator by a common factor produces an equivalent fraction
“If your child has the fraction 12/16, can they simplify it to its lowest terms — and explain what they divided the top and bottom by?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 10–11