Objectives 

• Reducing to Lowest Terms

• Finding the Least Common Denominator

• Mixed Quotients

Examples

• Example 1

• Example 2

• Example 3

• Example 4

Remember also

• when multiplying fractions, we follow the rule: 

•  when dividing fractions, we follow the rule: 

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For example, we can simplify  as follows:
 

First we factor each piece to get 

Now we can see which terms will cancel, namely the
" " and " ."

So our final answer is:  .

This answer is now "reduced" and "in factored form."