Year 4 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 40 is 4
- 28 ÷ 4 = 7 and 40 ÷ 4 = 10
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 36 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 12 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 42 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 12 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 14 is 2
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 21 is 3
- 18 ÷ 3 = 6 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 20 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 20 ÷ 5 = 4
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 48 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 30 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 21 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 45 is 5
- 40 ÷ 5 = 8 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
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