Question

What does it mean to reduce? Give examples.

Answer 1

It means to lessen the amount like if I had five items I would reduce down to 3 items

Answer 2

Answer:

if it is for fractions, it means to simplify it down to its simplest form.

Explanation:

for example, 4/8 could simplify to 1/2 because the numbers can be divided by a number evenly