Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators

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Multiple Choice

I have three and five-sixths yards of string. I cut off two and one sixths yards for my sister. How much string do I have left?

• $1\ \frac{4}{6}$

• 6

• $1\ \frac{2}{3}$
  

• $5\ \frac{4}{6}$
  

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to ungroup

 $7\ \frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{6}{6}\ \ +\ \ \frac{5}{5}\ \ +\ \ \frac{1}{5}\$  

•  $6\ \ +\ \ \frac{5}{5}\ \ +\ \ \frac{1}{5}$  

Multiple Choice

What is the correct answer?

• $4\ \frac{4}{5}$

• $8\ \frac{2}{5}$

• $4\ \frac{2}{5}$

• $3\ \frac{2}{5}$

Multiple Choice

George ate 3/8 of a pizza. Rafael ate 5/12 of a same-size pizza. Who ate more? How much more did he eat?

• Rafael ate

  $\frac{1}{24}$ more than George.

• George at $\frac{1}{24}$ more than Rafael.

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{5}{7}\ -\ \frac{2}{3}\ =$  

•  $\frac{7}{21}$  

•  $\frac{1}{21}$  

•  $\frac{2}{21}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{2}{3}\ -\ \frac{3}{8}\ =$  

•  $\frac{2}{24}$  

•  $\frac{7}{24}$  

•  $\frac{8}{24}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{8}{12}\ -\ \frac{1}{5}\ =$  

•  $\frac{2}{15}$  

•  $\frac{7}{15}$  

•  $\frac{4}{60}$