Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 35 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 12 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 20 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 21 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 24 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 24 ÷ 4 = 6
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 12 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 45 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 20 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 18 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
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