Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 50 and 140 is 10
- 50 ÷ 10 = 5 and 140 ÷ 10 = 14
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 96 is 8
- 40 ÷ 8 = 5 and 96 ÷ 8 = 12
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 35 is 5
- 30 ÷ 5 = 6 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 45 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 20 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 25 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 56 and 77 is 7
- 56 ÷ 7 = 8 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 18 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 33 and 44 is 11
- 33 ÷ 11 = 3 and 44 ÷ 11 = 4
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 120 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 120 ÷ 8 = 15
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 42 is 6
- 36 ÷ 6 = 6 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 21 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 70 and 80 is 10
- 70 ÷ 10 = 7 and 80 ÷ 10 = 8
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 39 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 39 ÷ 3 = 13
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 88 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 88 ÷ 8 = 11
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