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Subtracting mixed numbers with borrowing worksheets Grade 5

Subtract mixed numbers when the top fraction is smaller, borrowing 1 from the whole number.

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If the top fraction is smaller, borrow 1 from the whole number: 4 1/3 = 3 4/3.

6310−312=2456\tfrac{3}{10} - 3\tfrac{1}{2} = 2\tfrac{4}{5}
6310=513106\tfrac{3}{10} = 5\tfrac{13}{10}borrow 1 whole and rewrite with denominator 10
51310−3510=2+810=2455\tfrac{13}{10} - 3\tfrac{5}{10} = 2 + \dfrac{8}{10} = 2\tfrac{4}{5}

Example problems

  1. 3−1711=3 - 1\tfrac{7}{11} =
  2. 413−279=4\tfrac{1}{3} - 2\tfrac{7}{9} =
  3. 4−245=4 - 2\tfrac{4}{5} =
  4. 5−223=5 - 2\tfrac{2}{3} =

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