Name Date
SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS SHEET 1
1 3
- 1 = - 1 = - 4 = - 4 =
1) 2) 12
3 6 6 6 6 12 12 12
4
2
4 1 3
3) 4 3
- 15 = 15 - 15 = 15 4) - 8 = 8 - 8 = 8
5
2
3
5 3 5
5) 5 5
- 14 = 14 - 14 = 14 6) - 16 = 16 - 16 = 16
7
4
3 5
- = - = 4
7) 3 - =
20 20 20 20 8) - 18 = 18 18 18
5
9
3 1 17 2
9) 16 - 8 = 16 - 16 = 16 10) 18 - 3 = 18 - 18 = 18
3 3 19 1
11) 5 - 25 = 25 - 25 = 25 12) 21 - 7 = 21 - 21 = 21
13 3 15 1
13) - = - = 14) - = - =
15 5 36 9
21 3 32 21
15) - = - = 16) - = - =
28 4 35 35
4 3 23 2
17) - = - = 18) - = - =
5 25 24 3
Name Date
SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS SHEET 1 ANSWERS
1
1) -1 = 2 - 1 = 1 2)
3 - 4 = 9 - 4 = 5
3 6 6 6 6 12
4 12 12 12
2 4
3) - 6 4 2 1 3 4 3 1
= - = 4) 2 - = - =
5 15 15 15 15 8 8 8 8
3 5
5) - 6 5 1 3 5 12 5 7
= - = 6) - = - =
7 14 14 14 14 4 16 16 16 16
3 5
7) - 12 5 7 4 3 8 3 5
= - = 8) - = - =
5 20 20 20 20 9 18 18 18 18
3 1
9) - 3 2 1 17 2 17 12 5
16 8
=
16
-
16
=
16 10) 18 - 3
=
18
-
18
=
18
3 3
11) - 15 3 12 19 1 19 3 16
5 25 = 25 - 25 = 25 12) 21 - 7 = 21 - 21 = 21
13 3
13) - 13 9 4 15 1 15 4 11
15 5
=
15
-
15
=
15 14) 36 - 9
=
36
-
36
=
36
21 3
15) - 21 21 32 21 11
= - =0 16) - =
28 4 28 28 35 35 35
4 3
17) - 20 3 17 23 2 23 16 7
= - = 18) - = - =
5 25 25 25 25 24 3 24 24 24
Can you find 3 fraction differences which are more than a half?
16
∕21 and 17∕25