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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Reducing Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains step-by-step how to reduce fractions. Gives examples and exercises to practice this skill.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Simplifying (Or Reducing) Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from the Oswego City School District, you can learn how to simplify fraction (rational expression) that contain monomials or higher degree polynomials. Reducing fractions is made easier with help from this page.
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Other

Help With Fractions: Reducing Fractions by Factorization

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The rules for reducing fractions using factorization are clearly explained at this website. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.
Interactive
Visual Fractions

Visual Fractions: Rename in Lowest Terms

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice finding the lowest term name for a variety of different fractions using a number line.
Interactive
Visual Fractions

Visual Fractions: Rename to Lowest Terms With Lines

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this interactive resource to practice simplifying fractions into lowest terms. Explanations are available for each question and you receive immediate feedback for your answers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Reducing to Simplest Form

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to reduce fractions to their lowest terms. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [1:00] and a set of practice...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Reducing Simplest Form Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must solve word problems where they are asked to reduce fractions to their lowest terms. Includes video demonstrating a sample...
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Math.com

Math.com: Fractions: Multiplying Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
This resource explores fraction multiplication by providing step-by-step examples.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Skill in Algebra: Algebraic Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how to find a common denominator between two rational expressions and how to reduce a fraction that involves factoring. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems....
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity allows the student to practice simplifying, converting, and multiplying decimals, percentages, and fractions. There are 3 levels of difficulty and the time limit may be set from no limit to 60 seconds. Additional...
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Simplifying Fractions

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Short tutorial explaining how to simplify fractions. Includes sample problems to try.
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Simplifying Fractions

For Teachers 5th Standards
5th grade lesson explains how to simplify a fraction.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Four

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students play a generalized version of connect four, gaining the chance to place a piece after simplifying fractions, converting fractions to decimals and percentages, and answering algebra questions involving fractions. Choose...
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Baseball Math: Simplifying Fractions Game

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Students hit a baseball to answer the simplifying fraction problems.
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PBS

Pbs: Area Models for Multiplication of Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use area models to show a visual representation of the product of two fractions. This interactive exercise focuses on multiplying fractions and reducing them when possible.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Factors Galore A: Common Factors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice simplifying fractions in a game format by dividing the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Factors Galore B: Get the Low Down

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students practice simplifying fractions in a game format by dividing the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor.
Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries: Rational Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that define rational expressions and investigate how to reduce a rational expression to lowest terms, add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions.
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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Complex Rational Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to simplify complex fractions via this tutorial that features various methods for simplifying, example problems with step-by-step solutions, and practice problems, complete with answers and discussions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn what it means to reduce a rational expression to lowest terms, and how it's done!
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Lesson Tutor

Lesson Tutor: Divisibility Rules Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 8th
A worksheet of twenty practice problems is given here for learners wishing more help with the concept of reducing fractions down to their lowest terms. The first several questions are accompanied with explanation, and a link to the...
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Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Math Lesson Working With Ratios

For Students 2nd - 5th
Did you know that chefs must know how to use ratios in order to prepare meals? Learn the value of understanding how to write ratios, ratio proportionality, and ratios in lowest terms in this interactive lesson. Based on real world...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: How to Determine a Ratio

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learners practice writing ratios in lowest terms. The resource consists of a tutorial and self-check practice problems.
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The Math League

The Math League: Decimals, Whole Numbers and Exponents

For Students 4th - 8th
This tutorial has definitions and examples of decimals, whole numbers, and exponents. In addition, a variety of topics are covered, such as comparing, multiplying and subtracting.

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