Subtracting mixed numbers (like

denominators)
Grade 5 Fractions Worksheet
Find the difference.
1. 1 2 2. 1 9
9 3
-2 3
= 5 16
-2 16
=

3. 5 8 4. 7 8
2 12
-1 12
= 4 10
-2 10
=

5. 8 20 6. 3 6
4 25
-2 25
= 8 7
-1 7
=

7. 3 5 8. 4 47
4 6
-1 6
= 9 50
-2 50
=

9. 2 3 10. 22 52
2 4
-1 4
= 2 100
-1 100
=

11. 1 2 12. 5 7
7 15
-2 15
= 9 9
-2 9
=

13. 1 2 14. 3 17
5 5
-1 5
= 9 20
-2 20
=

15. 1 -1 1 = 16. 1 -1 1 =
9 2 2
5 2 2

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 Subtracting mixed numbers (like
denominators)
Grade 5 Fractions Worksheet
Find the difference.
1. 1 2 2 2. 1 9 1
9 3
-2 3
= 6 3
5 16
-2 16
= 2 2

3. 5 8 3 4. 7 8 9
2 12
-1 12
= 4
4 10
-2 10
= 1 10

5. 8 20 13 6. 3 6 4
4 25
-2 25
= 1 25
8 7
-1 7
= 6 7

7. 3 5 2 8. 4 47 7
4 6
-1 6
= 2 3
9 50
-2 50
= 6 50

9. 2 3 3 10. 22 52 7
2 4
-1 4
= 4
2 100
-1 100
= 10

11. 1 2 14 12. 5 7 7
7 15
-2 15
= 4 15
9 9
-2 9
= 6 9

13. 1 2 4 14. 3 17 3
5 5
-1 5
= 3 5
9 20
-2 20
= 6 10

15. 1 -1 1 = 8 16. 1 -1 1 = 4
9 2 2
5 2 2

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