Test Bank - Chapter 01 Q1: Reduce the following fraction to lowest terms: [Image omitted] . A. [Image omitted] (Correct) B. [Image omitted] C. [Image omitted] D. [Image omitted] Rationale: To reduce [Image omitted] to the lowest terms, divide both the numerator and the denominator by the largest number that results in a whole number for both numerator and denominator. In this case, both 54 and 81 can be divided evenly by 27. 54 divided by 27 = 2. 81 divided by 27 = 3.
Q2: Reduce the following fraction to lowest terms: [Image omitted] . A. [Image omitted] B. [Image omitted] (Correct) C. [Image omitted] D. [Image omitted] Rationale: To reduce [Image omitted] to the lowest terms, divide both the numerator and the denominator by the largest number that results in a whole number for both numerator and denominator. In this case, both 105 and 135 can be divided evenly by 15. 105 divided by 15 = 7. 135 divided by 15 = 9.
Q3: Reduce the following fraction to lowest terms: [Image omitted] . A. [Image omitted] B. [Image omitted] (Correct) C. [Image omitted] D. [Image omitted] Rationale: To reduce [Image omitted] to the lowest terms, divide both the numerator and the denominator by the largest number that results in a whole number for both numerator and denominator. In this case, both 39 and 65 can be divided evenly by 13. 39 divided by 13 = 3. 65 divided by 13 = 5.
Q4: Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number: [Image omitted] . A. 20 B. [Image omitted] C. [Image omitted] (Correct) D. [Image omitted] Rationale: To transform the fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator. In this case, 325 divided by 16 = 20.3125. The whole number is your integer. To get the rest of your fraction, subtract
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