Subtracting Fractions

What is the value of the expression below?

15 - 4 1/5

• 10

• 10 4/5

• 11 1/5

• 19 1/5

Sally has a piece of wood that is 56 inches in length. She wants the piece of wood to be 48 3/16 inches. How much of the length should Sally cut off?

• 7 10/16

• 7 13/16

• 8 3/16

• 8 13/16

Whitney runs 2 3/4 miles every day. Today, she ran 1/2 mile before she stopped for a water break. How many miles does she still have to run?

• 1 3/4

• 2

• 2 1/4

• 2 1/2

In gym class, Jamal ran 2 7/8 laps around the gym. Eduardo ran 1 1/4 laps. How much farther did Jamal run than Eduardo?

• 1 5/8 laps

• 1 6/4 laps

• 3 8/12 laps

• 4 1/8 laps

A city in Texas received 2/3 of an inch of rain on Monday and 1/5 of an inch of rain on Tuesday. How much more did it rain on Monday, than on Tuesday?

• 5/15 in.

• 6/16 in.

• 7/15 in.

• 13/15 in.

Matt's cookie recipe calls for 3/8 cups of yogurt. He has 1/4 cup of yogurt. How much more yogurt does Matt need?

• 1/8 cup

• 2/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/4 cup

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 8 2/3 - 1 5/7?

• 7 3/10

• 9 7/10

• 58/21 - 8/21

• 182/21 - 36/21

Janie bought 3 1/2 pounds of apples at the store. She used 2 3/5 pounds of apples to make a pie. How many pounds of apples does she have left?

• 9/10

• 5 1/10

• 1 9/10

• 1 2/3

What is the difference between 6 and 2 4/5?

• 4 4/5

• 3 1/5

• 1 4/6

• 3 2/5

Trisha bought a carton of orange juice. She drank 1/3 of the carton on Monday and 5/12 of the carton on Tuesday. What fraction of the carton did Trisha drink?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/6