5th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 20 and 24 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 24 ÷ 4 = 6
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 15 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 15 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 45 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 24 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 24 ÷ 3 = 8
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 35 is 5
- 20 ÷ 5 = 4 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 45 is 5
- 35 ÷ 5 = 7 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 10 is 2
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 18 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 18 ÷ 3 = 6
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 42 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 20 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 20 ÷ 2 = 10
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
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