Alright, listen up, gonna tell ya ’bout this 39/63 thing. Don’t get all fancy with yer words, it’s just numbers, ya hear?
So, ya got 39 on top, 63 on the bottom. Like a stack of pancakes, kinda. Now, we gotta make it smaller, like eatin’ some of them pancakes. But ya gotta do it fair, ya know? What ya do to the top, gotta do to the bottom.
Think of a number that goes into both 39 and 63. Hmm… lemme think… 3! Yeah, 3 goes into both. See, 3 times 13 is 39, and 3 times 21 is 63. Learned that in school, long time ago.
- So, ya take that 39 and ya divide it by 3. Ya get 13.
- Then, ya take that 63 and ya divide it by 3. Ya get 21.
Now, what ya got? Ya got 13 on top and 21 on the bottom. See? Smaller! Like I said, ate some pancakes.
But, hold on, can ya make it any smaller? Think real hard. Is there any number that goes into both 13 and 21? Nope! Nothin’ but 1, and that don’t count. So, yer done! Ya got the smallest pancake stack ya can get.
So, 39/63, that’s the same as… what was it? Oh yeah, 13/21. Just smaller. Like a little bitty apple compared to a big ol’ pumpkin.
Why do we do this? Well, it’s like cleanin’ up yer house. Makes things neater, easier to understand. If ya tell someone ya got 39/63 of somethin’, they might scratch their heads. But 13/21? Sounds simpler, don’t it?
This “greatest common factor” thing they talk about… that’s just the biggest number ya can divide by. Like findin’ the biggest piece of pie ya can eat at once. In this case, it’s 3.
Remember, what ya do to the top, ya gotta do to the bottom. Fair and square. Like sharin’ cookies with yer grandkids.
So, next time ya see a big ol’ fraction like 39/63, don’t get all flustered. Just find that number that goes into both and divide. Make it smaller, simpler. Like makin’ a big tangle of yarn into a nice, neat ball.
And that’s how ya do it, ya hear? No fancy words, just plain talk. 39/63 is the same as 13/21. Just smaller. Now go eat some pancakes!
Tags: Fraction, Simplify, Reduce, GCF, Mathematics
