Simplifying Fractions

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Quiz to determine if students can simplify a fraction correctly.

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Reduce to the simplest term.6/9

Explanation
To reduce the fraction 6/9 to its simplest form, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator. In this case, the GCD of 6 and 9 is 3. By dividing both the numerator and denominator by 3, we get the simplified fraction 2/3. Therefore, the correct answer is 2/3.

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Reduce to simplest term.36/42

Explanation
To reduce a fraction to its simplest form, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator, and then divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD. In this case, the GCD of 36 and 42 is 6. Dividing both 36 and 42 by 6 gives us 6/7, which is the simplest form of the fraction.

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Reduce to the simplest term.8/28

Explanation
To reduce a fraction to its simplest form, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, and then divide both by this GCD. In this case, the GCD of 8 and 28 is 4. By dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4, we get 2/7, which is the simplest form of the fraction.

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Reduce to the simplest term.6/22

Explanation
To reduce a fraction to its simplest form, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator and divide both by it. In this case, the GCD of 6 and 22 is 2. By dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, we get 3/11, which is the simplest form of the fraction.

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Reduce to the simplest term.8/20

Explanation
To reduce a fraction to its simplest form, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator and divide both by it. In this case, the GCD of 8 and 20 is 4. By dividing both numerator and denominator by 4, we get 2/5, which is the simplest form of the fraction.

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Reduce to the simplest term.45/108

Explanation
To reduce the fraction 45/108 to its simplest form, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, which is 9. By dividing both the numerator and denominator by 9, we get the simplified fraction 5/12.

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