Year 5 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — 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 48 and 180 is 12
- 48 ÷ 12 = 4 and 180 ÷ 12 = 15
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 24 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 24 ÷ 4 = 6
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 100 and 110 is 10
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10 and 110 ÷ 10 = 11
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 63 is 9
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 12 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 12 ÷ 2 = 6
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 65 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 65 ÷ 5 = 13
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 56 is 8
- 24 ÷ 8 = 3 and 56 ÷ 8 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 49 is 7
- 35 ÷ 7 = 5 and 49 ÷ 7 = 7
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 21 and 91 is 7
- 21 ÷ 7 = 3 and 91 ÷ 7 = 13
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 40 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 40 ÷ 10 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 14 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 14 ÷ 7 = 2
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 30 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 30 ÷ 10 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 21 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
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