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Practice Problems and Answers to Subtract Fractions
1. 3/4 - 1/2 =
2. 5/6 - 1/3 =
3. 2/3 - 1/4 =
4. 4/5 - 2/5 =
5. 7/8 - 3/8 =
6. 5/6 - 2/3 =
7. 1/2 - 1/4 =
8. 2/3 - 1/6 =
9. 4/5 - 1/5 =
10. 6/7 - 4/7 =
11. If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you eat 1/2 of it, how much of the pizza do you have left?
12. If you have 5/6 of a bag of candy and you eat 1/3 of it, how much candy do you have left?
13. If you have 2/3 of a liter of juice and you pour out 1/4 of it, how much juice do you have left?
14. If you have 4/5 of a tank of gas and you drive 2/5 of it, how much gas do you have left?
15. If you have 7/8 of a yard of fabric and you use 3/8 of it, how much fabric do you have left?
16. If you have 5/6 of a package of cookies and you eat 2/3 of them, how many cookies do you have left?
17. If you have 1/2 of a pie and you eat 1/4 of it, how much of the pie do you have left?
18. If you have 2/3 of a cake and you cut 1/6 of it, how much of the cake do you have left?
19. If you have 4/5 of a book and you read 1/5 of it, how much of the book do you have left?
20. If you have 6/7 of a deck of cards and you play 4/7 of them, how many cards do you have left?
Answer Key:
1. 1/4
2. 1/2
3. 1/4
4. 2/5
5. 2/8
6. 1/6
7. 1/4
8. 2/3
9. 3/5
10. 2/7
11. You have 1/4 of the pizza left.
12. You have 1/2 of the candy left.
13. You have 1/2 of the juice left.
14. You have 2/5 of the gas left.
15. You have 4/8 of the fabric left.
16. You have 1/6 of the cookies left.
17. You have 1/4 of the pie left.
18. You have 2/3 of the cake left.
19. You have 4/5 of the book left.
20. You have 2/7 of the deck of cards left.
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