Year 8 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 18 and 42 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 48 is 6
- 30 ÷ 6 = 5 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 24 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 18 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 48 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 12 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 16 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 16 ÷ 2 = 8
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 18 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 48 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 6 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
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