How Do You Write a Ratio in Simplest Form?

How Do You Write a Ratio in Simplest Form?

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In this tutorial, you'll see how to take the information from a given table and use it to find a ratio. You'll also see how to write the answer in simplest form!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • word problem
  • table
  • GCF
  • greatest common factor
  • simplify ratio

Background Tutorials

  • Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.

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      How Do You Write a Fraction in Simplest Form Using the GCF?

      When you get a fraction as an answer, you're usually asked to write it in its simplest form. This tutorial shows you how to use the GCF of the numerator and denominator to fully simplify a fraction!

      • What is Simplest Form of a Fraction?What is Simplest Form of a Fraction?

      What is Simplest Form of a Fraction?

      Are you ever asked to put your fraction answer into simplest form? Wonder what 'simplest form' means? This tutorial explores exactly that! Take a look at what a fraction needs in order to be in simplest form.

  • Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.

      • What's a Ratio?What's a Ratio?

      What's a Ratio?

      Ratios are everywhere! The scale on a map or blueprint is a ratio. Ingredients sometimes need to be mixed using ratios such as the ratio of water to cement mix when making cement. Watch this tutorial to learn about ratios. Then think of some ratios you've encountered before!

      • How Do You Write Ratios From a Table?How Do You Write Ratios From a Table?

      How Do You Write Ratios From a Table?

      This tutorial goes through the steps of creating ratios from a table of values! Follow along to see how the ratios are made!

  • Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12. Use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1-100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor.

      • What is a Greatest Common Factor?What is a Greatest Common Factor?

      What is a Greatest Common Factor?

      Being able to take out a greatest common factor can make a problem easier to work with, but before you do that, you need to understand what a greatest common factor is. This tutorial explains exactly that!

  • Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients.

      • What's a Factor?What's a Factor?

      What's a Factor?

      Factors are a fundamental part of algebra, so it would be a great idea to know all about them. This tutorial can help! Take a look!

Further Exploration

  • Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.

      • How Do You Write a Ratio From a Word Problem?How Do You Write a Ratio From a Word Problem?

      How Do You Write a Ratio From a Word Problem?

      Sometimes the hardest part of a word problem is figuring out how to turn the words into a math problem. In this tutorial, you'll see how to take the information given in a word problem and write a ratio. Then, reduce the ratio and explain its meaning. See it all in this tutorial!