Subtracting Fractions
4/5 - 1/5
3/5, 15/25, 60/100
4/5 + 1/5
5/5, 1
1/3 of 9
3
John spends 1/2 of an hour eating dinner and then 1/4 of an hour doing his homework. How much time did he spend in all?
3/4, 6/8, 9/12, 45/60, 75/100
1/3 + _____ = 1
2/3
Find the common denominator for these fractions:
1/3
1/4
3/8
24
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
1/6+ 2/8
Find the common denominator for these fractions and change the fractions so they are ready to be added.
24
4/24
6/24
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
8/9 / 2/3 and 2/6
Find common denominators and change the fractions
16/18, 12/18, 6/18
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
Find the common denominator of these fractions.
Adjust the fractions appropriately.
4/7, 7/9
63
36/63
49/63
1 1/5 - 2/3
8/15
2 3/4 + 1 4/7
3 37/28, 4 9/28
4/5 X 30
24
Kevin is making a cake. He has 1/4 of a cup of sugar, 2/5 of a cup of flour, and 3/20 cups of butter. How much is all of that together?
16/20, 80/100, 32/40, 8/10
1/10 + ______ = 4/5
7/10
Find the common denominator between these fractions. Adjust the fractions appropriately.
3/11, 2/9
99
27/99, 22/99