Year 6 Simplify Fractions Maths Challenge

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This Year 6 Simplify Fractions Maths Challenge requires you to use your knowledge of common factors to simplify fractions. Can you help Callum find the fractions he might have been using in his maths homework?

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 6 Simplify Fractions Maths Challenge aims to develop pupils’ ability to simplify fractions using common factors. Pupils will help Callum find the fractions that he could have been using in his homework. This problem solving activity supports deeper understanding of the objective.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Fractions
Mathematics Year 6: (6F2) Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination