Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 6 and 10 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 77 is 7
- 28 ÷ 7 = 4 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 80 and 88 is 8
- 80 ÷ 8 = 10 and 88 ÷ 8 = 11
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 36 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 36 ÷ 3 = 12
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 30 is 10
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2 and 30 ÷ 10 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 20 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 20 ÷ 10 = 2
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 60 is 12
- 36 ÷ 12 = 3 and 60 ÷ 12 = 5
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 14 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 18 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 80 is 8
- 24 ÷ 8 = 3 and 80 ÷ 8 = 10
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 21 and 35 is 7
- 21 ÷ 7 = 3 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 33 and 44 is 11
- 33 ÷ 11 = 3 and 44 ÷ 11 = 4
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 44 and 165 is 11
- 44 ÷ 11 = 4 and 165 ÷ 11 = 15
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 77 and 88 is 11
- 77 ÷ 11 = 7 and 88 ÷ 11 = 8
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 15 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 21 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
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