Year 7 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 20 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 21 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 10 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 45 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 40 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 25 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 28 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 42 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 24 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 12 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 18 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
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