6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade fractions worksheet.
6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 40 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 77 is 7
- 35 ÷ 7 = 5 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 32 and 44 is 4
- 32 ÷ 4 = 8 and 44 ÷ 4 = 11
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 27 and 36 is 9
- 27 ÷ 9 = 3 and 36 ÷ 9 = 4
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 88 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 88 ÷ 11 = 8
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 52 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 52 ÷ 4 = 13
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 156 is 12
- 24 ÷ 12 = 2 and 156 ÷ 12 = 13
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 44 and 77 is 11
- 44 ÷ 11 = 4 and 77 ÷ 11 = 7
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 20 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 28 and 35 is 7
- 28 ÷ 7 = 4 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 11 and 22 is 11
- 11 ÷ 11 = 1 and 22 ÷ 11 = 2
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 56 and 77 is 7
- 56 ÷ 7 = 8 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 49 is 7
- 35 ÷ 7 = 5 and 49 ÷ 7 = 7
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 25 and 55 is 5
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5 and 55 ÷ 5 = 11
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 81 is 9
- 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and 81 ÷ 9 = 9
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 28 is 4
- 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 28 ÷ 4 = 7
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