Simplifying Fractions
Multiplication
Vocabulary
100

Simplify the following fraction: 2/4

= 1/2

(divide both numerator and denominator by 2)

100

121X2

242

100

The position of the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

thousandths

200

Simplify the following fraction: 5/30

= 1/6

(divide both numerator and denominator by 5)

200

224X5

1120

200

A figure that lies in a plane and is flat?

2-dimensional

300

Simplify the following fraction: 7/49

= 1/7

(divide both numerator and denominator by 7)

300

229x5

1145

300

A fraction with the number in the numerator greater than the number in the denominator.

Improper Fraction

400

Simplify the following fraction: 20/100

= 1/5

(divide both numerator and denominator by 20)

400

354X6

2124

400

The point (0,0) on coordinate plane.

origin

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