Year 8 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — 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 35 and 45 is 5
- 35 ÷ 5 = 7 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 15 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 14 is 2
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 40 is 4
- 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 40 ÷ 4 = 10
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 48 is 6
- 30 ÷ 6 = 5 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 20 is 4
- 16 ÷ 4 = 4 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 30 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 27 is 3
- 24 ÷ 3 = 8 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 8 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 14 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 36 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 36 ÷ 6 = 6
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
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