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DAILY PRACTICE

Fraction Subtraction

Solve each problem and show your work. For the word problems, write an equation.

• 1 There was 5 6 5 sixths of a pot of soup on the stove. The Kim family ate some of the soup. 4 6 4 sixths of the pot of soup is left. What fraction of the pot of soup did the Kim family eat?

• 2 Nadeem is walking to the park, which is 9 10 9 tenths of a mile away. He has walked 4 10 4 tenths of a mile. How much farther does Nadeem have to walk?

• 3 Tonya had 10 12 10 over 12 of a yard of fabric. She used 5 12 5 twelfths of a yard of fabric to make a lampshade. What fraction of a yard of fabric is left?

• 4 7 8 − 2 8 = _ 7 eighths , minus , 2 eighths , equals modified under bar with

• 5 3 5 − 1 5 = _ 3 fifths , minus , 1 fifth , equals modified under bar with

NOTE

Students solve subtraction problems involving fractions with like denominators.

MWI Subtracting Fractions With Like Denominators

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