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Subtracting Fractions Sheet 1: Name Date

1) The document contains 18 subtraction problems involving fractions. 2) The problems cover subtracting fractions with common and uncommon denominators. 3) Several of the fraction differences are greater than one-half.

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Subtracting Fractions Sheet 1: Name Date

1) The document contains 18 subtraction problems involving fractions. 2) The problems cover subtracting fractions with common and uncommon denominators. 3) Several of the fraction differences are greater than one-half.

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Name Date

SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS SHEET 1


1 3
- 1 = - 1 = - 4 = - 4 =
1) 2) 12
3 6 6 6 6 12 12 12
4

2
4 1 3
3) 4 3
- 15 = 15 - 15 = 15 4) - 8 = 8 - 8 = 8
5
2
3
5 3 5
5) 5 5
- 14 = 14 - 14 = 14 6) - 16 = 16 - 16 = 16
7
4
3 5
- = - = 4
7) 3 - =
20 20 20 20 8) - 18 = 18 18 18
5
9
3 1 17 2
9) 16 - 8 = 16 - 16 = 16 10) 18 - 3 = 18 - 18 = 18

3 3 19 1
11) 5 - 25 = 25 - 25 = 25 12) 21 - 7 = 21 - 21 = 21

13 3 15 1
13) - = - = 14) - = - =
15 5 36 9

21 3 32 21
15) - = - = 16) - = - =
28 4 35 35

4 3 23 2
17) - = - = 18) - = - =
5 25 24 3
Name Date
SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS SHEET 1 ANSWERS
1
1) -1 = 2 - 1 = 1 2)
3 - 4 = 9 - 4 = 5
3 6 6 6 6 12
4 12 12 12

2 4
3) - 6 4 2 1 3 4 3 1
= - = 4) 2 - = - =
5 15 15 15 15 8 8 8 8

3 5
5) - 6 5 1 3 5 12 5 7
= - = 6) - = - =
7 14 14 14 14 4 16 16 16 16

3 5
7) - 12 5 7 4 3 8 3 5
= - = 8) - = - =
5 20 20 20 20 9 18 18 18 18

3 1
9) - 3 2 1 17 2 17 12 5
16 8
=
16
-
16
=
16 10) 18 - 3
=
18
-
18
=
18

3 3
11) - 15 3 12 19 1 19 3 16
5 25 = 25 - 25 = 25 12) 21 - 7 = 21 - 21 = 21

13 3
13) - 13 9 4 15 1 15 4 11
15 5
=
15
-
15
=
15 14) 36 - 9
=
36
-
36
=
36

21 3
15) - 21 21 32 21 11
= - =0 16) - =
28 4 28 28 35 35 35

4 3
17) - 20 3 17 23 2 23 16 7
= - = 18) - = - =
5 25 25 25 25 24 3 24 24 24
Can you find 3 fraction differences which are more than a half?
16
∕21 and 17∕25

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