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3  ​​. 
1 ​​ − 1​​ ___
Draw a model to find 2​​ __ Use Models to
5 10
Subtract Mixed
Remember to check Numbers
that your answer makes
sense.

Step 1 Step 2
2 12
Rename the fractions with a common Rename 2​​ __ 10
  ​​ as 1​​ __ ​​ . Cross out one whole
10
3 3
denominator. Use the common and __
​​  10  ​​ to show subtracting 1​​ __ 10
  ​​ .
denominator to model the number you
1
are subtracting from, 2​​ _15 ​​ or 2​​ __
2
10
  ​​. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

1 1
1 10 10
1
1 1 Write the parts of the model that are left
10 10
as a fraction or mixed number.
3
So, 2​​ _15 ​​ − 1​​ __ ​​  9  ​​.
  ​​ = __
10 10

In 1–12, find each difference.

Use fraction strips
5 ​​
1 ​​  − 3​​ __ 1 ​​ to help.
1. 6​​ __
4
2. 4 − 1​​ __
8 2

1 ​​ − 3​​ __
3. 5​​ __ 1 ​​ 2 ​​ − 4​​ ___
4. 7​​ __ 7  ​​ 
3 6 5 10

3 ​​ − 11​​ __
5. 12​​ __ 7 ​​ 3  ​​ − 2​​ __
6. 9​​ ___ 2 ​​
4 8 10 5

7. 8​​ __ 5  ​​ 
1 ​​ − 2​​ ___ 1 ​​ − 5​​ __
8. 12​​ __ 4 ​​ 9  ​​ 
1 ​​ − 6​​ ___
9. 9​​ __
4 12 3 6 2 10

4 ​​ − 1​​ ___
10. 3​​ __ 4  ​​  5 ​​
1 ​​ − 3​​ __
11. 7​​ __ 5 ​​
1 ​​ − 7​​ __
12. 10​​ __
5 10 4 8 3 9

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13. Use the model to find the difference. 14. Micah’s rain gauge showed that
1 ​​ − 1​​ __
3​​ __ 4 ​​
5 5 9​​ _12 ​​centimeters of rain fell last month.
This month, the rain gauge measured
1 10​​ __ 3
  ​​centimeters. How many more
1 10
1 1 1 1 1 centimeters of rain fell this month?
5 5 5 5 5
1
5

15. Higher Order Thinking  Suppose you are 16. Critique Reasoning  Danny said 12.309
3 4
finding 8​​ __ 10
  ​​ − 6​​ _ ​​. Do you need to rename
5
rounded to the nearest tenth is 12.4. Is
3
8​​ __
10
  ​​? If so, explain how you rename it to Danny correct? Explain.
subtract. Then find the difference.

17. enVision® STEM  Fossils show that insects

were much larger around 300 million years
ago than they are today. The table at the
right shows some of the wing lengths found
in fossils. How much longer was the wing Insect Wing Length
DATA

length of the dragonfly than the wing length Dragonfly 19.5 cm

of the fly? Grasshopper 16.7 cm
Fly 9.85 cm

Assessment Practice
18. What is the missing fraction in the 19. What is the missing number in the
following equation? following equation?
1 ​​ −
1​​ __ ​​  34 ​​
= __ 3  ​​ − 13​​ __
15​​ __ 7 ​​ = 1​​ __
7 ​​
2 8 8

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