Year 7 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — 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 6 and 24 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 21 and 24 is 3
- 21 ÷ 3 = 7 and 24 ÷ 3 = 8
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 60 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 60 ÷ 6 = 10
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 40 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 18 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 40 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 27 is 3
- 24 ÷ 3 = 8 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 32 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 32 ÷ 4 = 8
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 16 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 28 is 4
- 24 ÷ 4 = 6 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 12 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 48 and 54 is 6
- 48 ÷ 6 = 8 and 54 ÷ 6 = 9
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 12 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
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