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	InterMath / Dictionary / Description
		Lowest Terms: A way of writing a fraction so that the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1.
		On the other hand, 1/3 is in lowest terms because the only common factor of 1 and 3 is 1.
		On the other hand, 3/4 is in lowest terms, because the only factor that 3 and 4 has in common is 1.
	www.intermath-uga.gatech.edu /dictnary/descript.asp?termID=206 (155 words)

	SparkNotes: Variables: Terms
		That is, the lowest number which is a multiple of both denominators.
		Lowest Terms - A fraction whose numerator and denominator have no common factors is in lowest terms.
		Reduced - Written in lowest terms; that is, written as a fraction whose numerator and denominator have no common factors.
	www.sparknotes.com /math/prealgebra/variables/terms.html (273 words)

	Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics (L)
		Nicole Oresme (1320-1382) used the terms latitude and longitude approximately in the sense of abscissa and ordinate.
		The term was first used in its modern sense in R. Fisher's "On the "Probable Error" of a Coefficient of Correlation Deduced from a Small Sample", Metron, 1, (1921), 3-32.
		The term LITUUS (Latin for the curved wand used by the Roman pagan priests known as augurs) was chosen by Roger Cotes (1682-1716) for the locus of a point moving such that the area of a circular sector remains constant, and it appears in his Harmonia Mensurarum, published posthumously in Cambridge, 1722 [Julio González Cabillón].
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	Simple As Pie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When 3/9 is reduced to lowest terms, it becomes 1/3.
		In fact, here is a good thing to remember-when the numerator of a fraction is, the fraction is in lowest terms.
		For example, 2/3 is in lowest terms, because it can’t be reduced any further.
	snow.prohosting.com /bighelp/math/makingeasy.htm (509 words)

	Arithmetic : Simplification of Fractions
		A fraction has been simplified or reduced to its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator have no factors in common.
		To simplify a fraction to its lowest terms, cancel all the common factors in the numerator and denominator.
		Thus, a fraction is equivalent to its reduction to lowest terms.
	www.syvum.com /cgi/online/tgamef.cgi/squizzes/arithmetic/simpfrac.tdf?0 (177 words)

	Rename in Lowest Terms
		Rename In Lowest Terms uses circles to demonstrate how a fraction can be renamed in lowest terms.
		After the fraction is correctly identified, you will be asked to write the fraction in lowest terms.
		After an equivalent fraction in lowest terms is entered, a second circle will appear.
	www.visualfractions.com /LowestCircle.html (240 words)

	reducing fractions
		Well, one common method is to write the fraction in lowest terms.
		A fraction in lowest terms is written using the smallest numbers possible that have the same relationship as the numbers in the original fraction.
		A fraction in lowest terms is the simplest form of that fraction.
	www.algebra-helper.com /reducing-fractions-1.htm (228 words)

	NCTM : Illuminations Lessons : Investigating Equivalent Fractions with Relationship Rods
		Have students identify the fraction that is in lowest terms from each of the equivalent groups mentioned above.
		Students should identify that when comparing 2/8 and 1/4, 1/4 uses fewer rods and is in lowest terms.
		Have students identify the fraction that is in lowest terms from each of the equivalent groups named above.
	illuminations.nctm.org /index_d.aspx?id=543 (2162 words)

	Ratio and proportion. Section 3 -- A complete course in arithmetic
		The ratio of 7 to 8 expressed as seven eighths is with the lowest terms, because 1 is the only common divisor of 7 and 8.
		But the ratio of 12 to 18 expressed as twelve eighteenths, although true, is not with the lowest terms, because 12 and 18 have a common divisor: 6.
		Express the ratio of 21 to 28 with the lowest terms.
	www.themathpage.com /arith/ratio-and-proportion_1-3.htm (584 words)

	NCTM : Illuminations : Finding Fractions in the Real World
		As students share, have the class look for fractions that are in lowest terms.
		Have students look for fraction relationships between fractions that are not in lowest terms.
		Guide students to discover that a fraction in lowest terms has a numerator and denominator with no common factors other than one.
	illuminations.nctm.org /print_lesson.aspx?id=340 (1114 words)

	Lecture 1 - Fractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is called reducing the fraction to its lowest terms or simplest form.
		To subtract fractions with common denominators, subtract the numerators and use the common denominator in the answer, again expressing the answer in its lowest terms.
		3) reduce to lowest terms [4/75 is in its lowest terms]
	www.gwc.maricopa.edu /home_pages/fergusson/chm090/090W103.html (392 words)

	unit01-sect02-les01-lessona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A fraction is in lowest or simplest terms when there are no common factors in the numerator and denominator.
		To reduce a fraction to lowest terms you can divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor.
		A technique for reducing to lowest terms is shown in the following examples:
	www.cdli.ca /courses/math3103/unit01/section02/lesson01/3-lesson-a.htm (137 words)

	Reducing a very awkward fraction to its lowest terms - PointAsk Question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There may be other ways to reduce that fraction into its lowest term that your book fails to mention.
		A fraction is in its lowest term when there are no more common factor between the numerator and the denominator.
		What will be left will be the lowest term of the original fraction.
	www.pointask.com /pointask/f_q.php3?qid=41630 (562 words)

	Origins of some arithmetic terms
		The term is from the Latin, cardin, for stem or hinge.
		Dean The term now used for the head of a department or faculty at a college is derived from the Latin deaconus which meant "chief of ten".
		The term, leg, is also applied to either of the two parts on each side of the vertex of a curve such as a parabola or hyperbola.
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	definition of reduce
		To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort.
		To bring into a certain order, arrangement, classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in astronomy; to reduce language to rules.
		To bring to the metallic state by separating from impurities; hence, in general, to remove oxygen from; to deoxidize; to combine with, or to subject to the action of, hydrogen; as, ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron; or metals are reduced from their ores; -- opposed to oxidize.
	www.brainydictionary.com /words/re/reduce211139.html (324 words)

	Rename in Lowest Terms
		When the program starts, you will be asked to input a fraction pointed to by the red arrow.
		After an equivalent fraction in lowest terms is entered, the number line for the second fraction will appear.
		The arrow along the second number line is the same distance as the first.
	www.visualfractions.com /RenameLowest.html (229 words)

	boating terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		From "abaft" to "Zulu," including terms as new as "bowrider" and as old as "starboard," here is the language of....
		The definitions of nautical terms are given in a simple and straightforward manner so that young and old can easily assimilate these very specific terms which are often stumbling blocks to being a good sailor.
		Ancor was founded over twenty years ago to solve electrical problems experienced by mariners as they ventured offshore in large numbers.
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	Which is in Lowest Terms? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Some of the fractions below are already in lowest terms.
		Draw a circle around each fraction that is already in lowest terms.
		Reduce each of the following fractions to lowest terms.
	snow.prohosting.com /bighelp/math/lowestterms.htm (31 words)

	lacrosse terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The PMP® Exam Success Series: Terms and Definitions Audio CD is a key tool for anyone preparing for the PMP® Exam.
		This CD has Terms and Definitions for all 44 process areas covered on the PMP® and CAPM® Exams.
		The format allows you to listen to the term, think of the answer, and then hear the correct answer.
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	chapter6.2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Example 1: Write 76 % as a fraction into lowest terms.
		Change the numerator into whole number and then simplify the fraction into lowest terms.
		Example 2: Write 4.5 % as a fraction into lowest terms.
	www.gwc.maricopa.edu /class/mat082/chapters/chapter6/chapter6.2.htm (108 words)

	Changing decimals to common fractions
		but this is in lowest terms 60 the fraction cannot be further reduced.
		One way of checking to see if a decimal fraction can be reduced to lower terms is to consider the makeup of the decimal denominator.
		its lowest terms is made up Of the prime factors 2 or 5 or both, the fraction can be converted to an exact decimal.
	www.tpub.com /math1/6b.htm (424 words)

	Free Lesson Plans for math manipulatives and games.
		use the concept of GCF in reducing fractions to lowest terms.
		The leader awards the team 1 point for the correct GCF and 4 points for the final lowest term.
		The leader can choose problems that can or cannot be reduced to lowest terms.
	www.kaidy.com /FracDivideLimboLow.htm (240 words)

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		Remember terms are separated with a plus or minus sign while factors are multiplied.
		Two Terms: 5x + 6 Two Factors: (x + 2)(2x — 6) Multiply/Divide Rationals Factor the numerators and denominators.
		Two Terms: 5x + 6 Two Factors: (x + 2t)(2x — 6) If you have cancelled all like factors, you will have lowest terms.
	user.dtcc.edu /~dwinning/rationalexpressions.doc (195 words)

	Visual Fractions: An On-Line Fraction Tutorial
		Rename In Lowest Terms With Circles will give you instruction and practice in renaming fractions in lowest terms (reduce fractions).
		The sum must be entered as a mixed number and in lowest terms.
		The difference must be entered as a mixed number and in lowest terms.
	cc.usu.edu /~slyv1/this/fraction/visualfrac.html (472 words)

	Maple Tree Learning Center Equivalent Fractions
		The third component of the program guides the student through the steps to reduce fractions to lowest terms.
		Illustrations and color hints are provided to help give students an intuitive understanding of fractions in their lowest terms.
		The fourth component of the program allows the student to practice reducing fractions to lowest terms mentally, without performing each step.
	www.mapletreelearning.com /eqfractions.asp?SKUchosen=EF01 (659 words)

	Beginning Algebra Tutorial on Fractions
		The original fraction 3/5 was already written in lowest terms.
		Since 5 and 7 are prime numbers that have no factors in common, 5/7 is already in lowest terms.
		In this case, we do not want to reduce it to lowest terms because the problem asks us to write it with a denominator of 20, which is what we have.
	www.wtamu.edu /academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra/beg_alg_tut3_fractions.htm (1483 words)

	Quick Review 7-1
		Multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same numbers, except zero, results in a fraction that is equivalent to the original fraction.
		We want to reduce the fraction to lowest terms or simplest terms.
		is a factor in the numerator but it is not a factor for both terms in the denominator.
	www.ltu.edu /courses/lowry/techmath/class/u7obj1.htm (247 words)

	numbers factors reducing fractions lowest terms 1
		Reducing a fraction to lowest terms: A fraction is said to be in lowest terms if the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.
		To reduce a fraction to lowest terms, divide the numerator and the denominator by all of the factors that they have in common.
		If you do not know the common factors, write the prime factorization of the numerator and denominator, then divide out the common factors.
	www.algebra-tutoring.com /numbers-factors-reducing-fractions-lowest-terms-1.htm (330 words)

	Reduce to Lowest Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This system is called reducing, or lowest terms.
		Fractions are reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by a common factor.
		HINT: if you divide by the GCF, your answer will always be in lowest terms.
	www.kyrene.k12.az.us /staff/abates/lowterms.htm (171 words)

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