1 . Show the distributive property with the GCF factored out: (36+54)
2. Find the LCM of 8 and 12.
3.Carla and bill ate out together on March 3rd. If Carla eats out every
6 days and Bill eats out every 8 days, on what DATE will they eat together again?

Writing Fractions in Simplest Form
AK A: ______________/______________
Ru les: 1. Divide numerator and denominator by factors of both.
2. The fraction is in lowest terms when the GCF is 1.
Ex: 18 divide by 2
24
OR
18 divide by 6
24 ex: 36
54 54
36

Practice:
1.
28 2. 9 3. 54
42 21 72
4. 24 5. 8 6. 125
40 15 375

Types of Fractions:
Pr oper Fraction : the numerator is smaller than the denominator.
ex: 1 3 8
2 20 17
Imp roper Fraction: numerator is larger than or equal to the denominator ex: 7 36 4
2 9 4

Mi xed numbers: Whole numbers with a fraction.
ex:
Whole Numbers: ex: 3 , 20 , 23

Changing an Improper fraction to a mixed or whole number:
* Divide denominator into the numerator.
ex: 7
3
Backward check*

17
4
35
8
UTry:

Ex: 24
10
UTry:
36
8

Ex: 63
9
UTry: 48
6

2
1
3

4
2
9
7
4
7
UTry:

Changing whole numbers to improper
*put a 1 under it!!!
ex: 3
UTry: 9