Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.2.2 Reducing: Saying a Fraction in Its Simplest Form

3.2 Different Looks for the Same Amount: Equivalence, Reducing, and Common Denominators

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3.2.2 Reducing: Saying a Fraction in Its Simplest Form

Core idea

Divide top and bottom by a common factor, like tidying 6/8 down to 3/4, and keep going until nothing more divides them both.

Module goal. Understand that "cutting finer makes more parts but the same amount," and master equivalent fractions, reducing to lowest terms, and finding common denominators for comparing and calculating.

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