Reducing Fractions Worksheet

Students use the greatest common factor (highest common factor) to reduce fractions to lowest terms, following a worked example before independent practice.
Year levels
Years 3–5
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Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
Fractions, Maths
Topic
Reduce Fractions Worksheet Pdf, Reducing Fractions Answer Key
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Reducing fractions is a key skill for students to learn in order to be successful in mathematics. This worksheet provides practice for finding the Greatest Common Factor and reducing fractions to lowest terms. This is a great resource for teachers to use in the classroom or for students to use for homework.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Find a common factor of numerator and denominator

  • Reduce a fraction by dividing both terms equally

  • Determine whether a fraction is in lowest terms

Teaching tips

  • List factor pairs when the greatest common factor is not immediately visible.

  • After reducing, test whether numerator and denominator still share a factor.

Skills covered

  • Fraction simplification

  • Greatest common factor

  • Equivalent-value reasoning

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