7th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade fractions worksheet.
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Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 21 and 56 is 7
- 21 ÷ 7 = 3 and 56 ÷ 7 = 8
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 24 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 44 is 4
- 16 ÷ 4 = 4 and 44 ÷ 4 = 11
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 27 is 9
- 18 ÷ 9 = 2 and 27 ÷ 9 = 3
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 8 and 10 is 2
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 40 and 48 is 8
- 40 ÷ 8 = 5 and 48 ÷ 8 = 6
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 33 and 39 is 3
- 33 ÷ 3 = 11 and 39 ÷ 3 = 13
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 108 and 120 is 12
- 108 ÷ 12 = 9 and 120 ÷ 12 = 10
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 20 is 10
- 10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 20 ÷ 10 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 18 is 9
- 9 ÷ 9 = 1 and 18 ÷ 9 = 2
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 156 is 12
- 36 ÷ 12 = 3 and 156 ÷ 12 = 13
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 70 and 120 is 10
- 70 ÷ 10 = 7 and 120 ÷ 10 = 12
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 77 is 7
- 42 ÷ 7 = 6 and 77 ÷ 7 = 11
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 16 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 16 ÷ 2 = 8
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 60 and 72 is 12
- 60 ÷ 12 = 5 and 72 ÷ 12 = 6
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