Subtraction fractions problems - page 2 of 28
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- Kamau
Kamau had 3/4 of a cake. He gave 1/3 to his wife and 1/6 to his father. What fraction of the cake remained? - Mario 3
Mario renames the mixed numbers to fractions greater than 1 to find 4 and 1/2 - 2 and 2/3. Which fractions should Mario use to find the difference? - Mr Peter
Mr Peter bought a pizza. He ate 2/5. His son ate 1/5, and the rest his wife ate. What amount of pizza did his wife eat? - My mother 2
My mother ate 1/8 of the cake, and my father ate 3/8 of the cake. How much cake has been eaten, and how much is left? - Mel and Lisa
Mel and Lisa used 9/10 of the clay in their art kit. Mel used 1/2 of the clay. How much clay did Lisa use? - Miguel 2
Miguel had 5/6 of a pizza, and Chris had 1 and 5/8 of a similar pizza. How much more pizza did Chris have than Miguel? - Negative fractions
I am a number that is equal to -3/4 subtracted from the sum of 3/5 and -1/3. What number am I? - Pizza 16
Kevin ate 5/12 of his pizza. Which is a better estimate for the amount of pizza that he ate: A. about half of the pizza or B. almost all of the pizza? - The total 3
The total length of the two rugs is 10 meters. If one rug is 5 7/8 meters, what is the length of the other rug? - The sum 42
The sum of two fractions is 6 5/6. If the bigger fraction is subtracted by 3/4, the difference is 4 7/12. What is the smaller fraction? - Matt homework
Matt had to do 40 questions for homework but could only do 2/5 of them. How many questions were not answered? - The bucket
Anna and Joey share an 18-ounce bucket of clay. By the end of the week, Anna has used 1/3 of the bucket, and Joey has used 2/3 of the bucket of clay. How many ounces are left in the bucket? - Nida had
Nida had 1/12 of a pizza. She gave 1/8 of it to her friend Madeeha. Find what part of the whole pizza did Madeeha get. - Pumpkins
A vegetable seller brought 294 pumpkins to sell. He sold 2 thirds of them by evening. How many pumpkins were unsold? - A pumpkin
A pumpkin pie is divided into 12 slices. 2/3 of the slices are eaten at a party, and 2 more slices are eaten after dinner. How many are left? - A farmer 8
A farmer uses 1/3 of his land to plant cassava, 1/3 of the remaining land to plant maize, and the rest for vegetables. What fraction did the farmer use to plant vegetables? - A reel
A reel of thread contains 20 1/2 m of thread. How much thread is left if Mr Sen used 4 1/4 m of the thread? - Fraction subtraction
Find the difference. Reduce the answer to the simplest form: 1.) ¾ - 1/8 = 2.) ½ - 1/8 = 3.) ½ - 1/6 = 4.) 7/8 - ¾ = 5.) 1/5 - 1/10 - Daniw
Daniw Elementary School has a total of 98 pupils. If 3/7 of them are boys, how many of the pupils are girls? - The reciprocal 2
The reciprocal of 8 is subtracted from the reciprocal of 4, and the result is added to the reciprocal of 10. What fraction do you get?
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