subtracting Fractions Problems

Number of problems found: 81

  • Length subtracting
    meter_11 Express in mm: 5 3/10 cm - 2/5 mm
  • Add sub fractions
    fractions_2 What is 4 1/2+2/7-213/14?
  • Pizza fractions
    pizza Ann ate a third of a pizza and then another quater. Total part of pizza eaten by Ann and how much pizza is left?
  • School
    skola_16 There are 150 pupils in grade 5 . 2/3 of it are female. By what fractions are the males?
  • Difference mixed fractions
    mixed_fractions_1 What is the difference between 4 2/3 and 3 1/6?
  • Cake fractions
    dort Thomas ate 1/3 of cake, Bohouš of the rest of the cake ate 2/5. What fraction of cake left over for others?
  • Pounds
    jablka_8 3 pounds subtract 1/3 of a pound.
  • Employees
    workers_45 Of all 360 employees, there are 11/12 women. How many men work in a company?
  • Package
    latky The package was 23 meters of textile. The first day sold 12.3 meters. How many meters of textile remained in the package?
  • Find the 24
    plusminus_1 Find the difference between 2/7 and 1/21
  • Akpan
    clocks2 Akpan spent 3/8 of his time in school during the week. What fraction of his time does he spend at home during the week?
  • Pupils 7
    skola_4 There are 40 pupils in a certain class. 3/5 of the class are boys. How many are girls?
  • Michael
    chocholate Michael had a bar if chocolate. He ate 1/2 of it and gave away 1/3. What fraction had he left?
  • A jewelry
    gold A jewelry store has 20 grams of gold. If a pair of earrings need 1/4 gram of gold, how many grams are not used?
  • Regrouping
    mixed_7 Subtract mixed number with regrouping: 11 17/20- 6 19/20
  • A 14.5-gallon
    fuel_1 A 14.5-gallon gasoline tank is 3/4 full. How many gallons will it take to fill the tank? Write your answer as a mixed number.
  • Two pizzas
    pizza_1 Jacobs mom bought two whole pizzas. He ate 2/10 of the pizza and his dad ate 1 1/5. How much is left.
  • The recipe
    milk_1 The recipe they are following requires 7/8 cups of milk, Tom already put 3/8 cups of milk. How much milk should Lea add to follow the recipe?
  • Mixed numbers
    zlomky_10 Rewrite mixed numbers so the fractions have the same denominator: 5 1/5 - 2 2/3
  • A laundry
    prasok Mr. Green washed 1/4 of his laundry. His son washed 3/7 of it. Who washed most of the laundry? How much of the laundry still needs to be washed?

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