Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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 32 and 40 is 8
- 32 ÷ 8 = 4 and 40 ÷ 8 = 5
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 42 is 6
- 36 ÷ 6 = 6 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 21 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 48 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 48 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 24 is 8
- 16 ÷ 8 = 2 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 130 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 130 ÷ 10 = 13
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 20 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 90 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 90 ÷ 9 = 10
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 154 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 154 ÷ 11 = 14
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 90 is 10
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2 and 90 ÷ 10 = 9
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 80 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 80 ÷ 10 = 8
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 49 and 91 is 7
- 49 ÷ 7 = 7 and 91 ÷ 7 = 13
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 81 is 9
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2 and 81 ÷ 9 = 9
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
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