6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade fractions worksheet.
6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 32 is 8
- 24 ÷ 8 = 3 and 32 ÷ 8 = 4
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 24 is 8
- 8 ÷ 8 = 1 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 20 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 20 ÷ 5 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 27 and 45 is 9
- 27 ÷ 9 = 3 and 45 ÷ 9 = 5
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 63 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 63 ÷ 9 = 7
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 14 and 35 is 7
- 14 ÷ 7 = 2 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 36 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 36 ÷ 6 = 6
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 6 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 77 and 99 is 11
- 77 ÷ 11 = 7 and 99 ÷ 11 = 9
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 50 is 5
- 35 ÷ 5 = 7 and 50 ÷ 5 = 10
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 21 and 35 is 7
- 21 ÷ 7 = 3 and 35 ÷ 7 = 5
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 24 is 8
- 16 ÷ 8 = 2 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 77 is 7
- 42 ÷ 7 = 6 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 56 and 88 is 8
- 56 ÷ 8 = 7 and 88 ÷ 8 = 11
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 27 and 72 is 9
- 27 ÷ 9 = 3 and 72 ÷ 9 = 8
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