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Subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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Use a common denominator and regroup a whole if the top fraction is smaller. Type like 3 1/4.

  1. 5 1/2 − 4 1/4 =
  2. 5 1/3 − 4 1/6 =
  3. 4 3/4 − 3 1/2 =
  4. 3 5/8 − 2 1/4 =
  5. 3 3/10 − 3 1/5 =
  6. 6 5/6 − 3 5/12 =
  7. 5 3/4 − 3 7/8 =
  8. 6 3/5 − 1 7/10 =
  9. 6 1/2 − 1 2/5 =
  10. 3 2/5 − 2 1/2 =
  11. 4 1/3 − 1 3/5 =
  12. 1 4/5 − 1 3/4 =
  13. 6 4/7 − 4 3/5 =
  14. 4 4/7 − 1 1/4 =
  15. 4 1/5 − 3 1/2 =
  16. 3 1/8 − 1 7/9 =
  17. 5 1/5 − 3 7/11 =
  18. 5 3/5 − 3 2/3 =
  19. 2 2/11 − 1 1/3 =
  20. 5 3/10 − 4 4/7 =
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Answer key: Subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators

  1. 1 1/4
  2. 1 1/6
  3. 1 1/4
  4. 1 3/8
  5. 1/10
  6. 3 5/12
  7. 1 7/8
  8. 4 9/10
  9. 5 1/10
  10. 9/10
  11. 2 11/15
  12. 1/20
  13. 1 34/35
  14. 3 9/28
  15. 7/10
  16. 1 25/72
  17. 1 31/55
  18. 1 14/15
  19. 28/33
  20. 51/70