5th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 24 is 3
- 15 ÷ 3 = 5 and 24 ÷ 3 = 8
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 78 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 78 ÷ 6 = 13
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 22 and 33 is 11
- 22 ÷ 11 = 2 and 33 ÷ 11 = 3
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 22 is 2
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 22 ÷ 2 = 11
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 65 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 65 ÷ 5 = 13
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 28 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 16 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 30 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 42 is 6
- 36 ÷ 6 = 6 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 15 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 110 and 140 is 10
- 110 ÷ 10 = 11 and 140 ÷ 10 = 14
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 144 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 144 ÷ 12 = 12
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 84 and 156 is 12
- 84 ÷ 12 = 7 and 156 ÷ 12 = 13
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 60 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 60 ÷ 10 = 6
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
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