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