Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Simplifying Fraction II

We reviewed how to simplify a fraction with a variable.

Tonight, try solving the problems on the worksheet by writing out all the factors and then crossing out terms that are similar

Look at the "top" and the "bottom" of this fraction. Find a common number that will divide evenly into both 36 and 24 (answer is 12).

Then, write out the factors of the variables.
xxxy
xyyyy

You can cancel out one x and one y based on the factors
The answer, then is:




Remember, quiz Friday!

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