Rewriting Fractions Worksheet

Rewriting Fractions Worksheet

Lesson 1

Problem: Reduce a fraction to its lowest terms:

64/28

Solution Determine the highest common factor of both the

Step 1: numerator and the denominator.

Solution Divide both the numbers by 4 i.e.

Step 2: 64÷4= 16 and 28÷4= 7

Solution The answer is: 16/7

Step 3:

Complete

Write the decimal as a fraction 0.74.

Decimal 0.74 is like 74/100

Reduce the fraction as: 37/50

The answer is: 37/50

Try two practice problems:

Reduce a fraction to its lowest terms:

A. 56/28

Write the decimal as a fraction

B. 0.46