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Solve equations with fractions: subtraction

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Add or subtract the fraction on both sides to get x alone.

  1. Solve for x: x − 1/3 = 2/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  2. Solve for x: x − 1/3 = −2. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  3. Solve for x: x − 2/4 = −7/6. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  4. Solve for x: x − 1/3 = −1. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  5. Solve for x: x − 2/5 = 13/5. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  6. Solve for x: x − 2/6 = 2/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  7. Solve for x: x − 1/3 = 4/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  8. Solve for x: x − 4/6 = −8/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  9. Solve for x: x − 3/8 = 7/24. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  10. Solve for x: x − 3/5 = −4/15. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  11. Solve for x: x − 6/8 = −17/12. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  12. Solve for x: x − 1/3 = 14/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  13. Solve for x: x − 6/8 = −11/4. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  14. Solve for x: x − 1/6 = −25/6. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  15. Solve for x: x − 3/4 = −13/12. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  16. Solve for x: x − 2/3 = 7/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  17. Solve for x: x − 3/4 = −17/12. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  18. Solve for x: x − 6/9 = 10/3. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  19. Solve for x: x − 4/10 = 8/5. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  20. Solve for x: x − 6/8 = 1/4. (Write x as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
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Answer key: Solve equations with fractions: subtraction

  1. 1
  2. -5/3
  3. -2/3
  4. -2/3
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 5/3
  8. -2
  9. 2/3
  10. 1/3
  11. -2/3
  12. 5
  13. -2
  14. -4
  15. -1/3
  16. 3
  17. -2/3
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. 1