Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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 25 and 30 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 24 is 8
- 16 ÷ 8 = 2 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 24 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 24 ÷ 2 = 12
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 54 and 66 is 6
- 54 ÷ 6 = 9 and 66 ÷ 6 = 11
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 36 is 3
- 15 ÷ 3 = 5 and 36 ÷ 3 = 12
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 45 is 9
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and 45 ÷ 9 = 5
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 22 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 22 ÷ 11 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 21 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 44 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 44 ÷ 4 = 11
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 55 is 5
- 40 ÷ 5 = 8 and 55 ÷ 5 = 11
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 40 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 40 ÷ 10 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 32 and 56 is 8
- 32 ÷ 8 = 4 and 56 ÷ 8 = 7
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 55 and 143 is 11
- 55 ÷ 11 = 5 and 143 ÷ 11 = 13
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 10 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
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