Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 fractions worksheet.
Year 5 · Mathematics · Fractions
Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 15 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 42 is 6
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 16 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 16 ÷ 2 = 8
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 24 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 18 is 2
- 14 ÷ 2 = 7 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 6 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 36 is 4
- 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 8 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 12 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 27 is 3
- 15 ÷ 3 = 5 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 14 is 2
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
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