Year 4 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 fractions worksheet.
Year 4 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 96 and 104 is 8
- 96 ÷ 8 = 12 and 104 ÷ 8 = 13
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 25 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 132 and 144 is 12
- 132 ÷ 12 = 11 and 144 ÷ 12 = 12
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 33 is 3
- 18 ÷ 3 = 6 and 33 ÷ 3 = 11
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 16 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 21 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 72 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 72 ÷ 6 = 12
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 18 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 91 is 7
- 28 ÷ 7 = 4 and 91 ÷ 7 = 13
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 72 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 72 ÷ 12 = 6
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 90 and 130 is 10
- 90 ÷ 10 = 9 and 130 ÷ 10 = 13
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 36 is 12
- 24 ÷ 12 = 2 and 36 ÷ 12 = 3
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