Free Grade 3 Simplifying Fractions in Context Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Simplifying Fractions in Context: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Simplifying means writing a fraction with the smallest possible numbers. Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
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Foundation
20 min
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Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify simplifying fractions in context
Identify simplifying fractions in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain simplifying fractions in context
Explain simplifying fractions in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate simplifying fractions in context
Calculate simplifying fractions in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare simplifying fractions in context
Compare simplifying fractions in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Simplifying Fractions in Context works
Simplifying means writing a fraction with the smallest possible numbers. Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Simplify 2/6 fully.[1]
- 2.Simplify 10/12 fully.[1]
- 3.Simplify 18/27 fully.[1]
- 4.Simplify 15/18 fully.[1]
- 5.Simplify 14/18 fully.[2]
- 6.Simplify 4/10 fully.[2]
- 7.Simplify 12/20 fully.[2]
- 8.Simplify 10/45 fully.[2]
- 9.Simplify 45/63 fully.[3]
- 10.Simplify 6/9 fully.[3]
- 11.Simplify 15/20 fully.[3]
- 12.Simplify 36/84 fully.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 1/3
HCF of 2 and 6 is 2. Divide top and bottom by 2: 2÷2 / 6÷2. = 1/3
2. 5/6
HCF of 10 and 12 is 2. Divide top and bottom by 2: 10÷2 / 12÷2. = 5/6
3. 2/3
HCF of 18 and 27 is 9. Divide top and bottom by 9: 18÷9 / 27÷9. = 2/3
4. 5/6
HCF of 15 and 18 is 3. Divide top and bottom by 3: 15÷3 / 18÷3. = 5/6
5. 7/9
HCF of 14 and 18 is 2. Divide top and bottom by 2: 14÷2 / 18÷2. = 7/9
6. 2/5
HCF of 4 and 10 is 2. Divide top and bottom by 2: 4÷2 / 10÷2. = 2/5
7. 3/5
HCF of 12 and 20 is 4. Divide top and bottom by 4: 12÷4 / 20÷4. = 3/5
8. 2/9
HCF of 10 and 45 is 5. Divide top and bottom by 5: 10÷5 / 45÷5. = 2/9
9. 5/7
HCF of 45 and 63 is 9. Divide top and bottom by 9: 45÷9 / 63÷9. = 5/7
10. 2/3
HCF of 6 and 9 is 3. Divide top and bottom by 3: 6÷3 / 9÷3. = 2/3
11. 3/4
HCF of 15 and 20 is 5. Divide top and bottom by 5: 15÷5 / 20÷5. = 3/4
12. 3/7
HCF of 36 and 84 is 12. Divide top and bottom by 12: 36÷12 / 84÷12. = 3/7
Worked examples
Simplify 6/24 fully.
- HCF of 6 and 24 is 6.
- Divide top and bottom by 6: 6÷6 / 24÷6.
- = 1/4
- Answer: 1/4
Simplify 35/45 fully.
- HCF of 35 and 45 is 5.
- Divide top and bottom by 5: 35÷5 / 45÷5.
- = 7/9
- Answer: 7/9
Simplify 4/24 fully.
- HCF of 4 and 24 is 4.
- Divide top and bottom by 4: 4÷4 / 24÷4.
- = 1/6
- Answer: 1/6
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
Stops after dividing once, leaving a fraction that can still be simplified.
Correction: Check again: do top and bottom still share a factor?
Divides top and bottom by different numbers.
Correction: Always divide both by the same number.
Teacher tips
- · Ask pupils to check their final answer has HCF 1.
Parent tips
- · Simplify sports stats, like 6 wins out of 8 games.
Real-life applications
- · Reporting results: 18/24 of the class becomes 3/4.
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