Worksheet 8

Subtracting Fractions

Name: ________________________________ Score:__________________

I. Find the difference. Reduce it to lowest term if possible.

a. Similar fraction
3 1 4 2
1. − = 3. − =
5 5 8 8

3 1 9 7
2. − = 4. − =
6 6 10 10

b. Dissimilar fraction
3 1 4 2
1. − = 3. − =
2 3 8 4

3 1 9 2
2. − = 4. − =
6 4 10 3

c. Similar fraction
3 1 4 2
1. 2 − = 3. 8 9 + 5 9 =
5 5

3 1 1 12
2. 3 − 2 = 4. 12 15 + 10 15 =
4 4

d. Dissimilar fraction
3 1 4 2
1. 6 − = 3. 12 6 − 4 4 =
9 3

3 1 3 8
2. 3 + 2 = 4. 6 12 − 2 9 =
6 8

II. Solve each problem.

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1. Cese spent 2 hours doing his Math Modules and 1 hours doing his Science module. How much
5 5
more time did Cese spend on doing his Math module than on his Science Module?
 1 2
2. Martina bought 10 kilograms of ground meat. She used 2 kilograms to make lumpia. How many
2 5
kilograms of meat were not used in making lumpia?

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3. A tailor bought 13 m of cloth. She used 4 m for curtain. How many meters of cloth were not used?
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