6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade fractions worksheet.
6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 24 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 24 ÷ 12 = 2
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 18 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 60 and 65 is 5
- 60 ÷ 5 = 12 and 65 ÷ 5 = 13
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 28 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 28 ÷ 7 = 4
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 70 and 100 is 10
- 70 ÷ 10 = 7 and 100 ÷ 10 = 10
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 45 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 45 ÷ 9 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 36 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 36 ÷ 9 = 4
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 45 is 9
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2 and 45 ÷ 9 = 5
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 63 is 9
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 16 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 45 and 72 is 9
- 45 ÷ 9 = 5 and 72 ÷ 9 = 8
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 7 and 21 is 7
- 7 ÷ 7 = 1 and 21 ÷ 7 = 3
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 65 and 70 is 5
- 65 ÷ 5 = 13 and 70 ÷ 5 = 14
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 15 and 21 is 3
- 15 ÷ 3 = 5 and 21 ÷ 3 = 7
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 36 is 12
- 12 ÷ 12 = 1 and 36 ÷ 12 = 3
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
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