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SUBTRACTING MIXED FRACTIONS SHEET 1

Subtract these mixed fractions and give your answer as mixed fraction where needed.

1 1
1) 3 − 2 =
4 3

1 1
2) 2 − 1 =
6 3

2 1
3) 3 − 1 =
3 5

5 3
4) 2 − 1 =
7 4

2 2
5) 4 − 2 =
5 3

1 3
6) 5 − 2 =
2 10

4 1
7) 3 − 2 =
9 3

2 2
8) 4 − 2 =
3 7

4 2
9) 3 − 1 =
5 3

7 3
10) 5 − 2 =
8 4
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SUBTRACTING MIXED FRACTIONS SHEET 1 ANSWERS

1 1 1 1 5 1 11
1) 3 − 2 = 1 − = − =
4 3 4 3 4 3 12

1 1 1 1 7 1 5
2) 2 − 1 = 1 − = − =
6 3 6 3 6 3 6

2 1 2 1 8 1 37 7
3) 3 − 1 = 2 − = − = =2
3 5 3 5 3 5 15 15

5 3 5 3 12 3 27
4) 2 − 1 = 1 − = − =
7 4 7 4 7 4 28

2 2 2 2 12 2 26 11
5) 4 − 2 = 2 − = − = =1
5 3 5 3 5 3 15 15

1 3 1 3 7 3 16 1
6) 5 − 2 = 3 − = − = =3
2 10 2 10 2 10 5 5

4 1 4 1 13 1 10 1
7) 3 − 2 = 1 − = − = =1
9 3 9 3 9 3 9 9

2 2 2 2 8 2 50 8
8) 4 − 2 = 2 − = − = =2
3 7 3 7 3 7 21 21

4 2 4 2 14 2 32 2
9) 3 − 1 = 2 − = − = =2
5 3 5 3 5 3 15 15

7 3 7 3 31 3 25 1
10) 5 − 2 = 3 − = − = =3
8 4 8 4 8 4 8 8