How do you simplify fractions? - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

Let's reduce as follows, we'll divide both the numerator and denominator by 1:

$\frac{1:1}{1:1}=\frac{1}{1}$

Let's reduce as follows, divide the numerator by 4 and the denominator by 4:

$\frac{12:4}{4:4}=\frac{3}{1}$

Let's simplify as follows, we'll divide both the numerator by 2 and the denominator by 2:

$\frac{12:2}{8:2}=\frac{6}{4}$

Let's simplify as follows, we'll divide both the numerator by 2 and the denominator by 2:

$\frac{16:2}{8:2}=\frac{8}{4}$

Let's simplify as follows, we'll divide both the numerator by 2 and the denominator by 2:

$\frac{2:2}{10:2}=\frac{1}{5}$

We will reduce in the following way, divide the numerator by 4 and the denominator by 4:

$\frac{4:4}{16:4}=\frac{1}{4}$

We will reduce in the following way, divide the numerator by 1 and the denominator by 1:

$\frac{3:1}{10:1}=\frac{3}{10}$

We will reduce as follows, divide the numerator by 3 and the denominator by 3:

$\frac{3:3}{6:3}=\frac{1}{2}$

Let's simplify as follows, we'll divide both the numerator by 4 and the denominator by 4:

$\frac{4:4}{8:4}=\frac{1}{2}$

Let's reduce as follows, we'll divide both the numerator and denominator by 5:

$\frac{15:5}{10:5}=\frac{3}{2}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 36, gives us a result of 18.

Therefore:

$\frac{16:2}{36:2}=\frac{8}{18}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 50, gives us a result of 10.

Therefore:

$\frac{20:5}{50:5}=\frac{4}{10}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 24, gives us a result of 4:

$\frac{6:6}{24:6}=\frac{1}{4}$

First look at the denominator of the fraction. Try to find a number that, when divided by 16, gives you a result of 4:

$\frac{8:4}{16:4}=\frac{2}{4}$

Let's simplify as follows, we'll divide both the numerator and denominator by 10:

$\frac{100:10}{10:10}=\frac{10}{1}$