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You can only divide a numerator and denominator one time when finding the simplest form.

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false. Its as many times until you can no longer divide
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Answer:

False

Explanation:

  • A fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator cannot be further divide.
  • To simplify a fraction: divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest number that will divide both numbers exactly.
  • This, process is continued till we cannot find a common number to divide both numerator and the denominator.
  • In order to do so we can divide the numerator and the denominator by the same number as many times we want until we reach the simplest form of the fraction.
  • There is no such rule that we can only divide numerator and denominator one time when finding the simplest form.

Hence, the given statement is false.

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