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