Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 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 7 and 28 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 28 ÷ 7 = 4
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 21 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 44 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 44 ÷ 4 = 11
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 90 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 90 ÷ 9 = 10
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 12 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 24 is 8
- 16 ÷ 8 = 2 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 63 is 9
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 77 and 99 is 11
- 77 ÷ 11 = 7 and 99 ÷ 11 = 9
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 22 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 22 ÷ 11 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 18 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 24 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 24 ÷ 12 = 2
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 70 is 10
- 20 ÷ 10 = 2 and 70 ÷ 10 = 7
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 55 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 55 ÷ 11 = 5
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