Question

Reducing a fraction to the lowest terms does not change the fraction's value. True / False

Answer 1

Answer: True

For example, 2/4 reduces to 1/2. Both are equal to the terminating decimal value of 0.5

Two other examples:

• 28/7 = 4/1 = 4
• 8/12 = 2/3 = 0.667 approximately