Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Simple Fractions
This S.O.S. tutorial gives students a basic review of simple fractions. Follow the tutorial to refresh your skills involving simple fraction manipulations. Each section contains problems with links to the answers.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Complex Rational Expressions
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.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries: Rational Expressions
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.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Simplifying Rational Expressions
The process of factoring and canceling is used to simplify, multiply, and divide rational expressions. Adding and subtracting rational expressions is also demonstrated, including finding common denominators.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms
Learn what it means to reduce a rational expression to lowest terms, and how it's done!
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Reducing Fractions
Explains step-by-step how to reduce fractions. Gives examples and exercises to practice this skill.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Simplifying (Or Reducing) Fractions
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.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Fractions in Lowest Terms
Find a quick, concise explanation of what a fraction in lowest terms is. An example is given and clearly explained.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Fractions
This resource offers an overview of fractions from several aspects, including simplifying, reduced, mixed numbers and improper form, and basic operations. Examples and diagrams are included to help demonstrate each topic.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Quiz
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Excluded Values for Rational Expressions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reduce rational expressions involving fractions to simplest terms and find their excluded values.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Four
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...
Wyzant
Wyzant: Fraction Simplifying Calculator
This WyzAnt applet allows the user to input fractions--improper or mixed numbers--and have the calculator reduce the fraction or convert it into a mixed number. A good resource for checking students work.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Reducing Fractions (Simplest Form)
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to find the simplest or lowest form of a fraction. An example is given and clearly explained.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Rational Expressions
This lesson will introduce you to rational expressions. You will learn how to determine when a rational expression is undefined and how to find its domain.