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CHAPTER 1 Fractions 9

Solutions

12 2 6 2 6 6
1: ¼ ¼ ¼
38 2 19 2 19 19
12 6 2 6 2 2
2: ¼ ¼ ¼
54 6 9 6 9 9
16 4 4 4 4 4
3: ¼ ¼ ¼
52 4 13 4 13 13

56 7 8 7 8 8
4: ¼ ¼ ¼
21 7 3 7 3 3
45 5 9 5 9 9
5: ¼ ¼ ¼
100 5 20 5 20 20
48 8 6 8 6 6
6: ¼ ¼ ¼
56 8 7 8 7 7

28 2 14 2 14 14
7: ¼ ¼ ¼
18 2 9 2 9 9
24 8 3 8 3 3
8: ¼ ¼ ¼
32 8 4 8 4 4
36 12 3 12 3 3
9: ¼ ¼ ¼
60 12 5 12 5 5
12 6 2 6 2 2
10: ¼ ¼ ¼
42 6 7 6 7 7
Sometimes the greatest common divisor is not obvious. In these cases you
might find it easier to reduce the fraction in several steps.

Examples

3990 6 665 665 7 95 95
¼ ¼ ¼ ¼
6762 6 1127 1127 7 161 161
644 2 322 322 7 46 46
¼ ¼ ¼ ¼
2842 2 1421 1421 7 203 203