Name:_________
Simplifying Squid
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Hello I’m Simplifying Squid, your simple and smart friend.
You know what makes me mad? Fractions that aren’t in simplest
form.
Look at these fractions:
2
3
14
4
12
21
They’re not in simplest form. I don’t like them like that!
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2
Take a look at
and
.
2
4
Not
2
1
Simplest
Simplest
Form
2
4
Form
1
2
The fractions are equal. But
is written in its simplest form.
isn’t. How
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4
can you tell when a fraction is in simplest form? The easiest way is to just try
reducing. If you can’t reduce, the fraction is probably in its simplest form.
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