Ready to
try your new skills? Let's review the steps.
Step one:
Find a common denominator for the proper fractions.
Step two:
Ask yourself the
question: in the fractions with LIKE denominators, is the top
number's numerator greater than the bottom number's numerator?
If yes, go to step three, if no, some borrowing and renaming must be done on the
top number.
Step three:
In the proper fractions,
subtract the numerators, and then subtract the whole numbers.
Put the difference in lowest terms if possible.
DIRECTIONS:
Answer the following questions using this problem:
The first step is to find the common
denominator. It is
Using
that common denominator, what is the equivalent fraction for the
first number?
Using
that common denominator, what is the equivalent fraction for the
second number?
Since 8
< 9 , what must happen next?
What is
the difference (answer)?
Each box on the left contains a
mathematical problem where you need to subtract mixed numbers to solve it correctly. See if you can
solve it correctly! Click on the answer to check your
answer. Be sure you close the answer window before answering the
next question.
