Add or Subtract Fractions

Match the following differences

• 1/3

• 8/9 - 4/9 =

• 3/10

• 2/3 - 1/3 =

• 4/9

• 8/10 - 7/10 =

• 1/10

• 4/5 - 4/5 =

• 0/5

• 4/10 - 1/10 =

Landon has 8/10 of his lawn left to mow. He mows 6/10 of the lawn before breaking for breakfast. How much more of the lawn does Landon have left to mow?

Kirk has 3/4 of a carton of eggs. He uses some of the eggs to make an omelette and now has 2/4 of the carton left. What fraction of the carton did Kirk use?

How confident are you in your ability to add or subtract fractions with like denominators?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

• -4/3
• 13/18
• 4/3
• 2/9

• 3/20
• 1/1
• 3/9
• 1/9

What is the difference of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 2/4

• 0

• 0/4

• 1/2

What is the difference of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 7/9

• 1/5

• 12/20

• 1/20

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