5th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 4 and 12 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 15 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 20 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 27 is 3
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 15 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 15 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 15 ÷ 5 = 3
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 20 is 4
- 16 ÷ 4 = 4 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 60 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 60 ÷ 6 = 10
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 36 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 28 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 18 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 18 ÷ 6 = 3
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 18 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 18 ÷ 3 = 6
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 20 is 2
- 18 ÷ 2 = 9 and 20 ÷ 2 = 10
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