Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 24 and 60 is 12
- 24 ÷ 12 = 2 and 60 ÷ 12 = 5
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 25 is 5
- 20 ÷ 5 = 4 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 18 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 6 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 54 and 99 is 9
- 54 ÷ 9 = 6 and 99 ÷ 9 = 11
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 78 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 78 ÷ 6 = 13
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 16 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 22 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 22 ÷ 11 = 2
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 20 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 96 is 8
- 40 ÷ 8 = 5 and 96 ÷ 8 = 12
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 132 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 132 ÷ 11 = 12
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 12 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 12 ÷ 2 = 6
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 150 is 10
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2 and 150 ÷ 10 = 15
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