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Subtracting Fractions and Fractions from a Whole Number Practice Problems and Answers


Note: To subtract fractions, find a common denominator and subtract the numerators. To subtract a fraction from a whole number, convert the whole number to a fraction with a denominator equal to the denominator of the fraction being subtracted and then subtract the two numerators.


1. Subtract: 1/2 - 1/4


2. Subtract: 3/4 - 1/3


3. Subtract: 5/6 - 2/3


4. Subtract: 1/5 - 1/10


5. Subtract: 2/3 - 1/2


6. Subtract: 4/5 - 2/5


7. Subtract: 7/8 - 3/8


8. Subtract: 3/5 - 1/4


9. Subtract: 5/7 - 1/7


10. Subtract: 2/9 - 1/6


11. Subtract: 4 - 1/3


12. Subtract: 7 - 2/5


13. Subtract: 10 - 3/4


14. Subtract: 3 - 1/2


15. Subtract: 6 - 2/3


16. Subtract: 9 - 1/8


17. Subtract: 12 - 2/3


18. Subtract: 8 - 1/5


19. Subtract: 11 - 3/8


20. Subtract: 5 - 2/9








Answer Key:


1. 1/4
2. 5/12
3. 1/6
4. 1/2
5. 1/6
6. 71/8
7. 5/12
8. 11/20
9. 4/7
10. 1/18
11. 11/3
12. 33/5
13. 37/4
14. 5/2
15. 16/3
16. 71/8
17. 35/3
18. 39/5
19. 85/8
20. 43/9


Note: These answers are simplified fractions or mixed numbers in their simplest form.




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