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    HRFH 5 Sfs

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    The document discusses reducing fractions to their lowest terms by finding the highest common factor (HCF) of the numerator and denominator and dividing both terms by the HCF. It provides examples such as reducing 48/60 to 8/10 by dividing both terms by the HCF of 12. Alternative methods involving expressing the terms as products of prime factors and cancelling common factors are also described.

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    The document discusses reducing fractions to their lowest terms by finding the highest common factor (HCF) of the numerator and denominator and dividing both terms by the HCF. It provides examples such as reducing 48/60 to 8/10 by dividing both terms by the HCF of 12. Alternative methods involving expressing the terms as products of prime factors and cancelling common factors are also described.

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    The document discusses reducing fractions to their lowest terms by finding the highest common factor (HCF) of the numerator and denominator and dividing both terms by the HCF. It provides examples such as reducing 48/60 to 8/10 by dividing both terms by the HCF of 12. Alternative methods involving expressing the terms as products of prime factors and cancelling common factors are also described.

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    The document discusses reducing fractions to their lowest terms by finding the highest common factor (HCF) of the numerator and denominator and dividing both terms by the HCF. It provides examples such as reducing 48/60 to 8/10 by dividing both terms by the HCF of 12. Alternative methods involving expressing the terms as products of prime factors and cancelling common factors are also described.

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    6 and 8

    (0x) 15 are fractions. (x) 24 and are not fractions.


    32
    3x13+
    13 13 (xi) 4
    3. From the following tractions, separate (i) proper fractions and (1) improper fractions :
    11 20 18 27
    20 11' 23' 35

    4. Change the following mixed fractions to improper fractions :


    (ü) 7 (N) 211
    5. Change the following improper fractions to mixed fractions:
    100 81 209 113
    17 (i) 7 (iv) 15

    6. Change the following groups of fractions to like fractions:


    2 3 1 5 7 11 2 7 5
    3'5' 4 6 () 6' 8 12' 10 (iü) 7' 8' 14' 16

    76 REDUCING A FRACTION TO ITS LOWEST TERMS


    A fraction is said to be in its lowest tems if its
    numerator and denominator have n0
    common factor other than 1, ie. the numerator and the denominator are co-prime numbers.
    To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms :
    () find the H.C.F. of its numerator and
    denominator.
    (ü) divide each term of the fraction by the H.C.F.
    obtained in step (i).
    For example :
    48
    Consider the fraction
    60
    As the H.C.F.of 48 and 60 is 12, divide both numerator and
    denominator by 12.
    48 48+12
    Thus, 60
    which is the fraction in its lowest terms.
    60+12 5
    45 45+15 3
    Similarty, 75 75+15 5
    H.C.F. of 45 and 75 is 15

    If both the terms of a fraction are divided or multiplied by the same number, the
    value of the fraction remains unchanged.
    Altermative method:
    First express each term of the given fraction as a product of prime factors; then
    cancel the common factors.
    48 ~xzx2x2x& 2x2
    e.g. 60 ZxZ8x5 5 5
    8x3x8 3
    In the same way, 45 and so on.
    75 3x5x5 5

    Fractions 69

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