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To reduce a fraction to lowest terms, find the largest number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and the denominator.
Note that reducing the fraction will not change its value; the reduced fraction will be an equivalent.
Example:
Reduce 6/18 to lowest terms.
The largest number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and the denominator is 6.
6
18÷ 6
6= 1
3
Thus, the fraction 6/18 is the same as the fraction 1/3 when reduced to lowest terms.
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