Subtract fractions

1 Complete the subtractions.

Use the bar models to help you.

a) 23

– 13

=

b) 25

– 15

=

c) 35

– 15

=

d) 45

– 15

=

2 Jack has 78

of a chocolate bar.

He eats 48

of the chocolate bar.

What fraction of the chocolate bar does he have left?

Jack has of the chocolate bar left.

3 Complete the subtractions.

Simplify your answers where possible.

a) 710

– 110

= = e) 812

– 412

= =

b) 710

– 210

= = f) 912

– 512

= =

c) 710

– 310

= = g) 959

– 559

=

d) 712

– 312

= = h) 13127

– 9127

=

4 Complete the part-whole models.

a) c)

b)

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45

35

49

19

79

49

7 Write the missing numerators.

a) 89

– 9

= 79

e) 710

– 510

= 110

+ 10

b) 511

– 11

= 411

f) 4

– 14

= 14

+ 14

c) 89

– 9

= 39

+ 49

g) 5

– 25

= 15

+ 25

d) 79

– 59

= 9

– 49

h) 45

+ 15

= 37

– 27

+ 7

8 Complete the table to show

three possible values of the

square and triangle.

How many other answers can you find?

5 Complete the part-whole model in four different ways.

6 Kim has read 67

of her book.

Tom has read 27

of his book.

a) Shade the bar models to represent this information.

Kim

Tom

b) How much more has Kim read than Tom?

Kim has read more of her book than Tom.

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8

8

38

8

8

38

8

8

38

8

8

38

92 –

92 = 13

92