Vocabulary
The answer to a multiplication problem.
What is a product?
5/9 - 1/3 =
What is 2/9?
2/9 - 1/6 =
What is 1/18?
Step 1 to subtract fractions with unlike denominators
What is "Write the fractions vertically?"
The product of any given whole number and another whole number.
What is a multiple?
2/3 - 1/8 =
What is 13/24?
5/7 - 1/3 =
What is 8/21?
Step 2 to subtract fractions with unlike denominators
What is "Find the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD)"?
The smallest product that two numbers have in common that is used as the common denominator,
What is Lowest Common Denominator (LCD)?
4/7 - 4/8 =
What is 1/14?
5/8 - 2/6 =
What is 7/24?
Step 3 to subtract fractions with unlike denominators
What is "Rewrite with equivalent fractions and the LCD"?
The number on top of a fraction that represents the parts of the whole.
What is the numerator?
6/10 - 1/8 =
What is 19/40?
5/7 - 2/5 =
What is 11/35?
Step 4 to subtract fractions with unlike denominators
What is "Subtract the numerators and keep the denominator the same"?
The number on the bottom of the fraction that represents the total amount of parts.
What is the denominator?
16/25 - 2/4 =
What is 7/50?
5/6 - 2/15 =
What is 21/30 or 7/10?
Step 5 to subtract fractions with unlike denominators
What is "Simplify the fractions if needed?"