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Fractions Subtraction Guide

This document provides examples for subtracting fractions with the same denominator. It explains that to subtract fractions with the same denominator, you just subtract the numerators and check if the resulting fraction can be simplified. It then works through 20 examples subtracting fractions with the same denominator, showing the subtraction and simplified result.

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Fractions Subtraction Guide

This document provides examples for subtracting fractions with the same denominator. It explains that to subtract fractions with the same denominator, you just subtract the numerators and check if the resulting fraction can be simplified. It then works through 20 examples subtracting fractions with the same denominator, showing the subtraction and simplified result.

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Subtracting fractions

How to subtract the fractions with the same denominator?

You can just subtract the top numbers (the numerators).


Check if you can simplify the fraction.

1.
4-1 2.
5-2
6 6= 6 6=
3.
5-2 4.
2-1
5 5= 3 3=
5.
3-1 6.
2-1
3 3= 2 2=
7.
8-3 8.
6-3
8 8= 6 6=
9.
4-1 10.
3-2
8 8= 3 3=
11.
4-3 12.
7-5
5 5= 8 8=
13.
3-2 14.
5-3
4 4= 5 5=
15.
4-2 16.
2-1
8 8= 5 5=
17.
2-1 18.
6-1
6 6= 6 6=
19.
2-1 20.
5-1
4 4= 7 7=
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Subtracting fractions

How to subtract the fractions with the same denominator?

You can just subtract the top numbers (the numerators).


Check if you can simplify the fraction.

1.
4-1 3 2.
5-2 3
6 6=6 6 6=6
3.
5-2 3 4.
2-1 1
5 5=5 3 3=3
5.
3-1 2 6.
2-1 1
3 3=3 2 2=2
7.
8-3 5 8.
6-3 3
8 8=8 6 6=6
9.
4-1 3 10.
3-2 1
8 8=8 3 3=3
11.
4-3 1 12.
7-5 2
5 5=5 8 8=8
13.
3-2 1 14.
5-3 2
4 4=4 5 5=5
15.
4-2 2 16.
2-1 1
8 8=8 5 5=5
17.
2-1 1 18.
6-1 5
6 6=6 6 6=6
19.
2-1 1 20.
5-1 4
4 4=4 7 7=7
Subtracting fractions www.edu-games.org

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