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Riddle puzzle: How to simplify fractions

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What do you call friends who love math?

  1. 1.Simplify 12/30 to its simplest form.
  2. 2.Simplify 12/18 to its simplest form.
  3. 3.Simplify 15/20 to its simplest form.
  4. 4.Simplify 4/24 to its simplest form.
  5. 5.Simplify 4/8 to its simplest form.
  6. 6.Simplify 5/15 to its simplest form.
  7. 7.Simplify 6/10 to its simplest form.
  8. 8.Simplify 5/20 to its simplest form.

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3/4G

1/3R

2/5A

3/5O

1/2B

1/8X

3/8J

1/6E

2/3L

1/4S

4/5Z

7/8Q

The answer to the riddle

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Answer key: How to simplify fractions riddle

What do you call friends who love math? Algebros!

  1. 1. 2/5 = A
  2. 2. 2/3 = L
  3. 3. 3/4 = G
  4. 4. 1/6 = E
  5. 5. 1/2 = B
  6. 6. 1/3 = R
  7. 7. 3/5 = O
  8. 8. 1/4 = S

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