Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 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 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 120 and 130 is 10
- 120 ÷ 10 = 12 and 130 ÷ 10 = 13
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 35 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 56 is 7
- 35 ÷ 7 = 5 and 56 ÷ 7 = 8
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 20 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 45 and 117 is 9
- 45 ÷ 9 = 5 and 117 ÷ 9 = 13
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 48 and 78 is 6
- 48 ÷ 6 = 8 and 78 ÷ 6 = 13
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 10 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 130 and 140 is 10
- 130 ÷ 10 = 13 and 140 ÷ 10 = 14
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 33 and 110 is 11
- 33 ÷ 11 = 3 and 110 ÷ 11 = 10
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 21 and 28 is 7
- 21 ÷ 7 = 3 and 28 ÷ 7 = 4
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 16 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 50 and 70 is 10
- 50 ÷ 10 = 5 and 70 ÷ 10 = 7
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 49 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 49 ÷ 7 = 7
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 48 is 12
- 36 ÷ 12 = 3 and 48 ÷ 12 = 4
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