Mathematics GCSE
cancelling common factors
What cancelling common factors means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of cancelling common factors
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Simplifying calculations and expressions by dividing by a common factor, for example 36/48 simplifies to 3/4 by cancelling the common factor of 12.
Topics that use cancelling common factors
- Number - Structure and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Base
- Circumference
- Counting without replacement
- denominator
- equivalent fractions
- Error interval
- estimating roots
- Exact form (non-decimal answers)
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