5th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 2 and 8 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 30 is 6
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 90 is 6
- 12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 90 ÷ 6 = 15
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 24 is 8
- 16 ÷ 8 = 2 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 50 is 10
- 40 ÷ 10 = 4 and 50 ÷ 10 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 50 and 80 is 10
- 50 ÷ 10 = 5 and 80 ÷ 10 = 8
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 42 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 77 and 98 is 7
- 77 ÷ 7 = 11 and 98 ÷ 7 = 14
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 44 and 77 is 11
- 44 ÷ 11 = 4 and 77 ÷ 11 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 55 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 55 ÷ 11 = 5
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 70 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 70 ÷ 7 = 10
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 20 is 5
- 15 ÷ 5 = 3 and 20 ÷ 5 = 4
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 90 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 90 ÷ 6 = 15
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