Subtracting Fractions
4/5 - 1/5
3/5, 15/25, 60/100
4/5 + 1/5
5/5, 1
1/3 of 9
3
A doctor gave his patient liquid medicine and told him to drink 8 cups over the next 3 days. How much should the patient drink each day? Write a division equation to represent how much liquid medicine he needs to take.
8 divided by 3
2 2/3
1/3 + _____ = 1
2/3
3/4 - 1/2
1/4, 2/8, 3/12, 15/60, 25/100
4/10 + 1/2
90/100, 9/10, 18/20
2/3 of 9
6
Sarah spends 5/6 of an hour on her homework. John spends 1/2 of an hour on his homework. How much more time did Sarah spend than John?
2/6, 20/60, 4/12
1 4/7 + ______ = 2
3/7
2/3 - 1/4
5/12, 25/60
5/8 + 1/3
1/4 of 36
9
Steve ran 1/3 of a 24 km race and then he started walking. How many km has he ran?
8 km
4 3/4 - _______ = 1
3 3/4
3/8 - 1/6
5/24, 10/48
135/100, 1 35/100, 27/20, 1 7/20
3/4 X 16
12
Sam is 5 1/4 ft tall. Jenny is 5 1/2 ft tall. Who is taller? How much taller are they?
Jenny is taller. Jenny is 1/4, 2/8, 25/100, 15/60 taller
1/4 + ______ = 3/8
1/8, 4/32
1 1/5 - 2/3
8/15
2 3/4 + 1 4/7
3 37/28, 4 9/28
4/5 X 30
24
A farmer had 13 acres he wanted to split amongst his 3 children. If each child gets the same amount of land, how much should each one get? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?
4 1/3
between 4 and 5
1/10 + ______ = 4/5
7/10