Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 24 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 24 ÷ 12 = 2
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 10 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 60 and 108 is 12
- 60 ÷ 12 = 5 and 108 ÷ 12 = 9
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 90 and 100 is 10
- 90 ÷ 10 = 9 and 100 ÷ 10 = 10
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 14 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 14 ÷ 7 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 28 is 4
- 24 ÷ 4 = 6 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 36 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 36 ÷ 12 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 28 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 25 is 5
- 15 ÷ 5 = 3 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 60 and 65 is 5
- 60 ÷ 5 = 12 and 65 ÷ 5 = 13
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 45 is 9
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and 45 ÷ 9 = 5
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 30 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
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