All right Mr. Champion, here. Hope you guys are doing well. Here's a quick refresher on using the greatest common factor to reduce or simplify a fraction to its lowest or simplest terms. 2. So let's say we have the fraction 8/14. 3. The first thing we want to do in order to reduce or simplify, as you learned last night or yesterday in class, is to divide. We divide when reducing or simplifying fractions. 4. In order to reduce or simplify to the lowest terms, we first have to list the factors of our numerator and the factors of our denominator. 5. Let's think about the factors of 8. Obviously, we have 1 and 8, then 2 and 4, and that's it. So, we have 1, 2, 4, and 8 as factors of 8. 6. As for 14, we have 1 and 14, then 2 and 7, and that's it. So, the factors of 14 are 1, 2, 7, and 14. 7. Now, as we look, we try to find common factors. Well, there's only one common factor, besides 1, which we ignore. If we divide both the numerator and denominator by 1, we'll get the same fraction, 8/14, which doesn't serve us any good. 8. So, the only common factor is 2, and it is also the greatest common factor (GCF). If we divide the numerator and the denominator by 2, we will have our fraction in its lowest terms. 9. So, 8/14 becomes 8 divided by 2 equals 4, and 14 divided by 2 equals 7. Therefore, 4/7 is the reduced version of 8/14 in its simplest or lowest form. 10. Let's do one more example to make sure we've got it. We have 16/24. 11. The first thing we want to do is list the factors:...
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