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This tutorial will show you how to simplify algebraic fractions.  You will need to seek the greatest common factor.  Then, you can go ahead and divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor...then you will get the fraction in simplest form.

Algebra is a branch of mathematics concerning the study of structure, relation and quantity.

Together with geometry, analysis, combinatorics, and number theory, algebra is one of the main branches of mathematics. Elementary algebra is often part of the curriculum in secondary education and provides an introduction to the basic ideas of algebra, including effects of adding and multiplying numbers, the concept of variables, definition of polynomials, along with factorization and determining their roots.

Algebra is much broader than elementary algebra and can be generalized. In addition to working directly with numbers, algebra covers working with symbols, variables, and set elements. Addition and multiplication are viewed as general operations, and their precise definitions lead to structures such as groups, rings and fields.

In mathematics, a fraction is a concept of a proportional relation between an object part and the object whole. Each fraction consists of a denominator (bottom) and a numerator (top), representing (respectively) the number of equal parts that an object is divided into, and the number of those parts indicated for the particular fraction.

Abbreviation for greatest common factor

The greatest common factor of a given set of whole numbers is the largest whole number that divides each number in the set.