Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 10 and 75 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 75 ÷ 5 = 15
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 18 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 35 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 156 and 168 is 12
- 156 ÷ 12 = 13 and 168 ÷ 12 = 14
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 70 is 10
- 30 ÷ 10 = 3 and 70 ÷ 10 = 7
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 33 and 88 is 11
- 33 ÷ 11 = 3 and 88 ÷ 11 = 8
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 60 and 84 is 12
- 60 ÷ 12 = 5 and 84 ÷ 12 = 7
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 22 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 22 ÷ 11 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 60 is 4
- 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 60 ÷ 4 = 15
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 33 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 33 ÷ 11 = 3
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 30 is 10
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2 and 30 ÷ 10 = 3
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 50 is 10
- 40 ÷ 10 = 4 and 50 ÷ 10 = 5
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 77 and 121 is 11
- 77 ÷ 11 = 7 and 121 ÷ 11 = 11
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 27 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 27 ÷ 9 = 3
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