Subtracting Fractions Review

Subtract Fractions with Like Denominators

100

Subtract the Fractions:

4/6 - 1/6 =

1/2

200

Subtract the Fractions:

4/12 - 3/12 =

1/12

300

Subtract the Fractions:

40/100 - 20/100 =

Daily Double: Simplify the fraction

1/5

400

Subtract the Fractions:

3/4 - 2/4 =

1/4

500

Subtract the Fractions:

87/100 - 55/100 =

32/100 or 8/25

Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators

100

Subtract: 

6/9-3/8

7/24

200

Subtract:

2/9-2/12

1/18

300

Subtract: 

8/14-6/12

1/14

400

Subtract:

2/3 - 1/4

5/12

500

Subtract: 

16/21 - 2/9

34/63

Subtract: change the whole number

100

4 - 1 3/8

2 5/8

200

10 1/6 - 6 1/4

3  11/12

300

2  3/10 - 1  2/3

19/30

400

8  1/4- 2  3/5

5  13/20

500

12  1/12 - 7  1/2

4  7/12

Subtract: Mixed

100

11/12 - 1/3

7/12

200

14/15 - 1/3

3/5

300

31/2  - 27/5 =

10  1/10

400

64/15  -  31/10=

1 1/6

500

9  1/4 - 2  3/7=

6  23/28

Word Problems

100

Mrs. Ramirez is baking bread, a pie, and muffins today. She uses 4 3/4 cups of flour for the bread, 2 1/2 cups flour for the pie, and 1 2/3 cups flours for the muffins. How much more flour does she use for the bread than for the pie and muffins together?

7/12 cup more

200

Ivy times her practice runs for the 100-meter dash. Her last 3 times are 14 1/2, 13 3/4, and 12 1/4 seconds. How much faster is the fastest time than the slowest time?

2 1/4 seconds

300

Rebecca walked 4 1/4 miles today. She walked 2 3/4 miles in the morning. How much did she walk in the afternoon?

1 1/2 miles

400

There are 9 1/2 cups of cat food in a bin. Hannah takes out 1 1/2 cups cat food each day. How much food is left in the bin after 4 days?

3 1/2 cups

500

Ms. Lisa is 5 2/3 feet tall. Ms. Turmel is 5 1/2 feet tall. How much taller is Ms. Lisa than Ms. Turmel? 

if there are 12 inches in a foot, how many inches taller does that make Ms. Lisa?

1/6 feet

2 inches