Year 6 Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 12 and 16 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 32 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 32 ÷ 4 = 8
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 35 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 36 is 12
- 24 ÷ 12 = 2 and 36 ÷ 12 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 39 is 3
- 15 ÷ 3 = 5 and 39 ÷ 3 = 13
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 45 and 72 is 9
- 45 ÷ 9 = 5 and 72 ÷ 9 = 8
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 84 and 90 is 6
- 84 ÷ 6 = 14 and 90 ÷ 6 = 15
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 30 and 80 is 10
- 30 ÷ 10 = 3 and 80 ÷ 10 = 8
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 35 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 18 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 49 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 49 ÷ 7 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 25 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 63 and 99 is 9
- 63 ÷ 9 = 7 and 99 ÷ 9 = 11
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 27 is 9
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2 and 27 ÷ 9 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 48 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8
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