Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 6 and 42 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 25 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 30 is 6
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 40 is 4
- 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 40 ÷ 4 = 10
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 35 is 5
- 15 ÷ 5 = 3 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 6 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 8 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 14 is 2
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 32 and 36 is 4
- 32 ÷ 4 = 8 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 21 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 27 and 30 is 3
- 27 ÷ 3 = 9 and 30 ÷ 3 = 10
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 28 is 4
- 24 ÷ 4 = 6 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
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