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The Jack-‘O-Lantern Contest
Find the following fractions of the pumpkins carved for the contest. Express each in simplest form.
Writing and Simplifying Fractions
Record your work and answers on our answer sheet.
What fraction of the total pumpkins in the scene are carved with faces?
What fraction of the pumpkins carved with faces have teeth?
What fraction of the carved pumpkins without faces are lit up?
A fraction is a way to describe a part of a whole, group, or set.It’s made up of two numbers:a numerator and a denominator separated by a horizontal line.
If the numerator or denominator shares a common factor, you can simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common factor (GCF).
Factors of 2: 1, 2
Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10
The GCF is 2
Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCF to rewrite the fraction in simplest form.
In simplest form: