Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 21 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 60 is 12
- 24 ÷ 12 = 2 and 60 ÷ 12 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 18 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 105 is 7
- 28 ÷ 7 = 4 and 105 ÷ 7 = 15
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 66 is 6
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 66 ÷ 6 = 11
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 78 is 6
- 30 ÷ 6 = 5 and 78 ÷ 6 = 13
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 49 and 77 is 7
- 49 ÷ 7 = 7 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 24 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 24 ÷ 12 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 77 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 24 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 24 ÷ 3 = 8
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 56 and 77 is 7
- 56 ÷ 7 = 8 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 90 and 110 is 10
- 90 ÷ 10 = 9 and 110 ÷ 10 = 11
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 20 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 20 ÷ 10 = 2
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 88 and 143 is 11
- 88 ÷ 11 = 8 and 143 ÷ 11 = 13
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