Subtracting Mixed Numbers Without Reducing

  4    1/3
 - 1   2/3

• 1     2/3

• 3     2/3

• 2     2/3

• 4     2/3

    4   1/2
 - 1   1/2 

• 3      1/2

• 3

• 2     1/2

• 2

   7    2/7
 -  3    5/7

• 2     4/7

• 3     4/7

• 4     4/7

• 3      2/7

• 5 7/12
• 4 7/12
• 5 5/12
• 4 5/12

• 4  2/3
• 3  4/5
• 5  2/7
• 5  1/6

• 2  2/3
• 7  1/2
• 7
• 6

A builder cut 2 7/8 inches off a length of lumber. The lumber was 3 3/8 inches to start with. How much is left over?

• 6/8

• 1 4/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

Mom had 5 2/6 yards of fabric. She cut off 3/6 yards for a quilt. She also cut 2 4/6 yards off the roll of fabric for another quilt. How much fabric did she have left?

• 4 5/6 yards

• 2 1/6 yards

• 2 yards

• 2 4/6 yards

• 5 1/1 = 6
• 5 1/12
• 4 11/12
• 5 11/12