Name:
Subtracting Mixed Fractions (visual)
Use the visual model to solve each problem.
3
Answers
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Next mark off the wholes (2).
4 /5 - 2 /5 = ?
x x
x x
x
To solve a fraction subtraction problem
one strategy is to shade in the starting
amount first ( 4 3/5 ).
x x
x x
x
Finally mark off the fraction ( 4/5 ).
x x
x x
x
x x
x x
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x
1.
2 2⁄5
2.
4 3⁄5
3.
1 3⁄4
4.
1 4⁄10
5.
3
6.
2 2⁄10
7.
2 3⁄6
8.
2 1⁄4
9.
3 6⁄8
10.
4 11⁄12
11.
6
12.
1 3⁄8
x
Now we can see that 4 3/5 - 2 4/5 = 1 4/5
1)
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4
2
⁄5 - 4 ⁄5 =
x
2)
6 4⁄5 - 2 1⁄5 =
3)
3 1⁄4 - 1 2⁄4 =
4)
4
2
8
⁄10 - 2 ⁄10 =
5)
4 2⁄3 - 1 2⁄3 =
6)
5
3
1
⁄10 - 3 ⁄10 =
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7 3⁄8 - 3 5⁄8 =
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7 4⁄12 - 2 5⁄12 =
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7 3⁄5 - 1 3⁄5 =
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4 2⁄8 - 2 7⁄8 =
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Answer Key
Name:
Subtracting Mixed Fractions (visual)
Use the visual model to solve each problem.
3
Answers
4
Next mark off the wholes (2).
4 /5 - 2 /5 = ?
x x
x x
x
To solve a fraction subtraction problem
one strategy is to shade in the starting
amount first ( 4 3/5 ).
x x
x x
x
Finally mark off the fraction ( 4/5 ).
x x
x x
x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
1.
2 2⁄5
2.
4 3⁄5
3.
1 3⁄4
4.
1 4⁄10
5.
3
6.
2 2⁄10
7.
2 3⁄6
8.
2 1⁄4
9.
3 6⁄8
10.
4 11⁄12
11.
6
12.
1 3⁄8
x
Now we can see that 4 3/5 - 2 4/5 = 1 4/5
1)
6
4
2
⁄5 - 4 ⁄5 =
x
2)
6 4⁄5 - 2 1⁄5 =
3)
3 1⁄4 - 1 2⁄4 =
4)
4
2
8
⁄10 - 2 ⁄10 =
5)
4 2⁄3 - 1 2⁄3 =
6)
5
3
1
⁄10 - 3 ⁄10 =
7)
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x x
x x
xxx
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xxx
xxx
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x
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xxx
x x
x x
xx
7 3⁄8 - 3 5⁄8 =
x
x
7 4⁄12 - 2 5⁄12 =
xx
xx xx
xx xx
xx
7 3⁄5 - 1 3⁄5 =
x
4 2⁄8 - 2 7⁄8 =
x
x
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12)
Math
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3 5⁄6 - 1 2⁄6 =
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11-12 8 0