Question #d0295
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Explanation:
Dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor of 8:
Simplifying this gives you
Simplifying further achieves the simplest form:
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Explanation:
Explanation:
If you wish to retain proportionality of a fraction what you do to the top (numerator) you also do to the bottom (denominator) for multiply or divide. Does not work for add or subtract.
Notice that 8 is a common factor of both 8 and 24. In that
This type of relation ship between numbers is called 'number bonds'. The more of these that you are able to memorise the faster you will be at your arithmetic.
A good way of remembering the number bonds is to try and memorise as many of the multiplication tables as you can.