Subtraction practice problems - page 9 of 83

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Minus fractions
Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form. - (2)/(11) - (11)/(10) minus, start fraction, 2, divided by, 11, end fraction, minus, start fraction, 11, divided by, 10, end fraction
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?
Mother 16
Mother cooks food in 1 3/4 hours and prepares the children's snack in 4/6 of an hour. How much longer does she cook the food than prepare the children's snacks?
There 34
There were 90 children at the birthday party. If 3/5 of them were boys, how many were girls?
A man 16
A man sold half of his land. He gave 1/3 of the remaining to his son and 1/4 of the balance to his daughter. What fraction of his land is now left with him?
The temperature 48
The temperature in the town is 36.6 °F during the day and -12.6 °F at night. What is the temperature change from day to night?
Bea, Gerald and Julia
Bea is two years younger than Gerald, but Julia is 8 years older than Gerald. If Julia is 29, how old is Bea?
Kurt bought
Kurt bought a sandwich for $5.70, a bag of chips for $2.50, and a drink for $1.55. The tax was $0.80. He gave the cashier $15.00. How much change should Kurt have received?
Rahul
Rahul reads 1/5 of a book on the first day and 3/10 of the remaining book on the second day. If the book has 500 pages, then how many pages are left unread?
Mira bought
Mira bought 7/4 m of cloth from a roll that had 15 m. How much was left behind after her purchase?
A wheat 2
A wheat bag contains 50 kg of wheat. After consuming 2/7 of it, how much wheat is left in a bag?
Aaron
Aaron filled the bird bath with 72 ounces of water. A group of bluejays came by and drank 6.19 ounces. Then, a vulture swooped in and drank twelve and three-fifths ounces of the water. How much water is left in the bird bath?
On Monday 3
On Monday, James had a pizza for lunch. He only ate 2/3 and left the rest for supper. At supper, he only had 1/2 of the pizza that was left over from lunch. How much does he have left after supper
Evaluate 36
If a = 8 and b = 4, evaluate the following expression: 2 a − 3 b
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?
A piece 12
A piece of wire is of length 12 3/4 m. If it is cut into two pieces in such a way that the length of one piece is 5 1/4 m, what is the length of the other piece?
The track 2
The track team is trying to reduce their time for a relay race. First, they reduce their time by 2.1 minutes. Then, they are able to reduce that time by 1/10. If their final time is 3.96 minutes, what was their beginning time? Show or explain your reasoni
Add or subtract
What should we add to 8/16 to get 1 1/3?
Mary spends
Mary spends 2 1/8 hours running and also spends 1 5/7 hours at the mall. How much less time does Mary spend at the mall compared to running?
An electorate
In an electorate, 3/4 th of the voters are Tamils. Of the remaining 2/3 rd are Muslims, and the others are Sinhalese. If the number of Sinhalese in that electorate is 587, find the number of voters in that electorate.

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