Subtracting Fractions

Solve. SIMPLIFY if needed.

$1\frac{1}{2}-\frac{2}{8}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $1\frac{1}{4}$

• $1\frac{2}{8}$

• $1\frac{1}{6}$

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

There was  $5\frac{1}{2}$  cakes left over from the party. Tammy ate  $1\frac{3}{10}$  pieces of cake the next day. How much cake did she have left? Give answer in simplest terms.

•  $4\frac{2}{10}$  

•  $4$  

•  $4\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $4\frac{1}{5}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve. SIMPLIFY if needed.

 $\frac{10}{12}-\frac{3}{12}$  

•  $\frac{7}{12}$  

•  $\frac{7}{0}$  

•  $\frac{13}{12}$  

•  $\frac{12}{12}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve. SIMPLIFY if needed.

 $8\frac{3}{9}-3\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $5\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $5$  

•  $5\frac{0}{9}$  

•  $\frac{0}{9}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Choose all possible answers. $\frac{13}{15}-\ \frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{3}{15}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{8}$  

•  $\frac{4}{20}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mr. Kau ordered 2 pizzas. The office staff ate  $\frac{2}{5}$  of the pizzas, the teachers ate  $\frac{4}{10}$  of the pizzas, and the school care takers ate  $\frac{1}{5}$ . How much pizza was left?

• 1 whole pizza was left.

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  of the pizza was left.

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  of the pizza was left

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve. SIMPLIFY if needed.

 $2\frac{1}{2\ }-\ 1\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $1\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $1\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $3\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $3\frac{1}{4}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve. SIMPLIFY if needed.

 $3\frac{3}{7}-1\frac{7}{14}$  

•  $2\frac{1}{14}$  

•  $1\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $4\frac{11}{14}$  

•  $1\frac{3}{14}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Choose all possible solutions.

 $7\frac{8}{6}-3\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $5$  

•  $\frac{30}{6}$  

•  $5\frac{0}{6}$  

•  $4\frac{6}{6}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Is Sonya's work correct? Why?

• No, because she didn't write it vertically and she didn't even show her work.

• Yes, because she subtracted.

• Yes, because she circled the answer and her subtraction is correct.

• No, because she didn't find a common denominator that both fractions have.

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1