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192 Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 MathsSIMPLIFICATION OF FRACTIONSLet's Understand Conceptual UnderstandingTo simplify the fractions, divide the numerator and denominator by their common factors till 1 is left as the common factor.Example 1 : 812 Example 2 : 3648812%u00f744 = 23 3648%u00f71212 = 34 Example 3 : 3240 Example 4 : 60753240%u00f744 = 810%u00f722 = 45 6075%u00f755 = 1215%u00f733 = 45I. Write the next five equivalent fractions.a. 14 , 28 , _____, _____, _____, _____, _____b. 25 , 410 , _____, _____, _____, _____, _____c. 16 , 212 , _____, _____, _____, _____, _____d. 46 , 812 , _____, _____, _____, _____, _____Example 3 : Are the fractions 1016 and 49 equivalent?Cross multiply the fractions 10 16 and 49 .10 x 9 = 9016 x 4 = 64The products after the cross multiplication are not the same.Therefore, 1016 and 49 are not equivalent fractions. Let's Practise 6.3 Application