Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 33 and 88 is 11
- 33 ÷ 11 = 3 and 88 ÷ 11 = 8
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 40 is 4
- 36 ÷ 4 = 9 and 40 ÷ 4 = 10
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 60 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 60 ÷ 6 = 10
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 22 and 55 is 11
- 22 ÷ 11 = 2 and 55 ÷ 11 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 6 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 80 and 88 is 8
- 80 ÷ 8 = 10 and 88 ÷ 8 = 11
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 81 is 9
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2 and 81 ÷ 9 = 9
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 48 and 60 is 12
- 48 ÷ 12 = 4 and 60 ÷ 12 = 5
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 21 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 55 is 5
- 30 ÷ 5 = 6 and 55 ÷ 5 = 11
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 24 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 24 ÷ 4 = 6
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 120 and 130 is 10
- 120 ÷ 10 = 12 and 130 ÷ 10 = 13
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 90 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 90 ÷ 6 = 15
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 80 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 80 ÷ 10 = 8
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 8 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
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