Simplifying Fractions
Simplify 3/6
1/2
3/2
3/2 - 1/2
2/2 or 1
2/3
1 = x/3
x = 3
Simplify 6/8
3/4
3/5 + 1/5
4/5
5/5 - 2/5
3/5
2 x 4/5
8/5
1 = x/6
x = 6
Simplify 8/10
4/5
10/12 + 3/12
13/12
10/11 - 3/11
7/11
5 x 1/5
5/5 or 1
3 = x/6
x = 18
Simplify 10/15
2/3
1 + 3/5
8/5
1 - 3/4
1/4
3 x 8/7
24/7
5 = x/2
x = 10
Simplify 24/28
6/7
2 + 2/6
14/6
2 - 5/6
7/6
10 x 3/10
30/10 or 3
6 = x/10
x = 60