Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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 7 and 14 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 14 ÷ 7 = 2
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 40 is 8
- 16 ÷ 8 = 2 and 40 ÷ 8 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 72 and 132 is 12
- 72 ÷ 12 = 6 and 132 ÷ 12 = 11
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 60 and 168 is 12
- 60 ÷ 12 = 5 and 168 ÷ 12 = 14
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 30 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 88 and 143 is 11
- 88 ÷ 11 = 8 and 143 ÷ 11 = 13
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 24 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 24 ÷ 12 = 2
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 32 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 32 ÷ 8 = 4
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 90 is 10
- 40 ÷ 10 = 4 and 90 ÷ 10 = 9
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 8 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 56 and 63 is 7
- 56 ÷ 7 = 8 and 63 ÷ 7 = 9
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 40 is 10
- 30 ÷ 10 = 3 and 40 ÷ 10 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 80 and 130 is 10
- 80 ÷ 10 = 8 and 130 ÷ 10 = 13
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 22 and 55 is 11
- 22 ÷ 11 = 2 and 55 ÷ 11 = 5
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 90 and 140 is 10
- 90 ÷ 10 = 9 and 140 ÷ 10 = 14
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