Reduce and Expand Simple Fractions: Reduce to

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 look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 16, gives us a result of 2:

$\frac{8:8}{16:8}=\frac{1}{2}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 16, gives us a result of 8:

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

Let's look at the numerator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 18, gives us a result of 3.

Therefore:

$\frac{12:6}{18:6}=\frac{2}{3}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 18, gives us a result of 6:

$\frac{12:3}{18:3}=\frac{4}{6}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 18, gives us a result of 9:

$\frac{12:2}{18:2}=\frac{6}{9}$

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:

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

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 8:

$\frac{6:3}{24:3}=\frac{2}{8}$

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 12:

$\frac{6:2}{24:2}=\frac{3}{12}$

First look at the denominator of the fraction. Try to find a number that, when divided by 50, gives you a result of 10:

$\frac{5:5}{50:5}=\frac{1}{10}$

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 36, gives us a result of 12.

Therefore:

$\frac{18:3}{36:3}=\frac{6}{12}$

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 50, gives us a result of 5:

$\frac{20:10}{50:10}=\frac{2}{5}$

First look at the denominator of the fraction. We must try to find a number that, when divided by 50, gives us a result of 25.

Therefore:

$\frac{20:2}{50:2}=\frac{10}{25}$

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 40, gives us a result of 10.

Therefore:

$\frac{20:4}{40:4}=\frac{5}{10}$

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 9.

Therefore:

$\frac{16:4}{36:4}=\frac{4}{9}$

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 6:

$\frac{18:6}{36:6}=\frac{3}{6}$

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 4:

$\frac{18:9}{36:9}=\frac{2}{4}$

Look at the denominator of the fraction. Try to find a number that, when divided by 36, gives you a result of 18:

$\frac{18:2}{36:2}=\frac{9}{18}$