Year 7 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 54 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 54 ÷ 6 = 9
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 25 is 5
- 15 ÷ 5 = 3 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 20 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 14 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 45 is 5
- 40 ÷ 5 = 8 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 27 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 18 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 12 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 42 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 8 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 18 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 18 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 35 is 5
- 30 ÷ 5 = 6 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
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