6th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 15 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 18 is 2
- 16 ÷ 2 = 8 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 20 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 20 ÷ 5 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 24 and 30 is 6
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 12 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 12 is 4
- 8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 30 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 15 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 35 and 40 is 5
- 35 ÷ 5 = 7 and 40 ÷ 5 = 8
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 16 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
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