Circle the Lowest

Worksheet Description

The worksheet is a math exercise aimed at teaching students how to simplify fractions. The top section of the worksheet presents a grid of fractions, with instructions for students to circle those that are already in their simplest form. The bottom section lists a series of fractions that the students are required to reduce to their lowest terms by finding the greatest common divisor for the numerator and the denominator and dividing both by it.

The worksheet is teaching students two key skills: identifying fractions that are already simplified and performing the process of simplification on those that are not. In the first part, students must recognize when a numerator and a denominator have no common factors other than one, indicating that the fraction is in its simplest form. In the second part, students practice the skill of reducing fractions, an essential aspect of number theory and a foundational skill in mathematics that aids in the understanding of ratios, proportions, and algebraic expressions. This exercise also reinforces students’ knowledge of division and factors.