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Subtracting fractions with related denominators worksheets Grade 5

Subtract fractions where one denominator divides the other.

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How to do it

Rewrite as equivalent fractions with the larger denominator, then subtract.

89−1327=2427−1327=1127\dfrac{8}{9} - \dfrac{13}{27} = \dfrac{24}{27} - \dfrac{13}{27} = \dfrac{11}{27}rewrite with denominator 27

Example problems

  1. 12−16=\dfrac{1}{2} - \dfrac{1}{6} =
  2. 34−712=\dfrac{3}{4} - \dfrac{7}{12} =
  3. 79−1427=\dfrac{7}{9} - \dfrac{14}{27} =
  4. 12−14=\dfrac{1}{2} - \dfrac{1}{4} =

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