Year 4 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 fractions worksheet.
Year 4 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 63 is 9
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 32 and 40 is 8
- 32 ÷ 8 = 4 and 40 ÷ 8 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 20 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 20 ÷ 5 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 14 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 90 and 99 is 9
- 90 ÷ 9 = 10 and 99 ÷ 9 = 11
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 27 and 63 is 9
- 27 ÷ 9 = 3 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 48 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 35 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 14 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 14 ÷ 7 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 99 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 99 ÷ 11 = 9
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 20 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 150 is 10
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2 and 150 ÷ 10 = 15
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 42 is 6
- 30 ÷ 6 = 5 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 20 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 20 ÷ 10 = 2
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