7th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade fractions worksheet.
7th Grade Simplifying Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
1.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 4 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 4 ÷ 2 = 2
2.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 18 and 30 is 6
- 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 30 ÷ 6 = 5
3.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 42 is 6
- 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7
4.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 6 and 8 is 2
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
5.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 10 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5
6.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 16 is 4
- 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
7.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 9 and 12 is 3
- 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4
8.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 6 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
9.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 14 is 2
- 12 ÷ 2 = 6 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
10.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 10 and 25 is 5
- 10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5
11.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 4 and 14 is 2
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2 and 14 ÷ 2 = 7
12.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 20 and 35 is 5
- 20 ÷ 5 = 4 and 35 ÷ 5 = 7
13.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 12 and 16 is 4
- 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 16 ÷ 4 = 4
14.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 16 and 36 is 4
- 16 ÷ 4 = 4 and 36 ÷ 4 = 9
15.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 2 and 8 is 2
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
16.Simplify
Answer:
- HCF of 3 and 6 is 3
- 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2
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