7th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade fractions worksheet.
7th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 9 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 24 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 8 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 5 and 10 is 5
- 5 ÷ 5 = 1 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 10 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 24 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 24 ÷ 6 = 4
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 16 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 16 ÷ 2 = 8
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 15 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 12 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 9 is 3
- 6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 54 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 54 ÷ 6 = 9
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 42 and 60 is 6
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 60 ÷ 6 = 10
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 36 and 40 is 4
- 36 ÷ 4 = 9 and 40 ÷ 4 = 10
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 36 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 36 ÷ 6 = 6
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
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