Review

Add the given fraction and reduce to

lowest term if possible.
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3 5
+
4 4
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6 7
2. +
9 9
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4 3
3. +
5 5
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2 1
4. +
5 5
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3 1
4. +
8 8
Ana bought a pizza. She gave 1/8 of
it to her mother. How much pizza
was left to Ana?
Subtracting Fractions & Mixed
Numbers
To subtract similar fractions:
• Subtract the numerators but
retain the same denominator.
• Remember to express the
difference in lowest term or in a
simplest form.
To subtract mixed fractions with the
same denominators:
• Subtract the whole number.
• Subtract the fraction
• Write the mixed number with
whole and the fraction in simplest
form.
To subtract mixed fractions with dissimilar
denominators:
• Find the least common denominator
(LCD) of the two denominators.
• Subtract the fractions following the rules
in subtracting similar fractions
• Change the fraction into lowest term if
possible
In Mathematics, the LCM of
any two is the value that is
evenly divisible by the two
given numbers.
To subtract mixed fractions with dissimilar
denominators:

• Express them as similar fractions by finding

their LCD
• Subtract the fractions following the rules in
subtracting similar fractions
• Bring down the whole number
• Change the fraction into lowest term if
possible.
Problem 1:
Mrs. Sison prepared 6/14 liter of
orange juice for the children. The
youngest child drank 1/4 liter. How
much juice was left?
Problem 2:
Mrs. Castillo bought 3 3/4 kg. of
chicken. She used 1 1/8 kg for
salad and fried the rest. How many
kilograms of chicken did she fry?
Problem 3:
Find the difference.
10 4/5 - 3 2/3=
9/10 - 3/5 =
IV. Evaluation
Subtract the fractions and mixed fractions. Reduce it to
lowest term if possible.

1 4
-
3
2) 5
-
4
3) 7 7 - 4 3
8 8 10 10 10 5
)

3
4) 16 9 - 10
5)
9 - 3
15 5 10 5
V. ASSIGNMENT
Direction: Copy and answer the problem in your notebook.
Reduce it to lowest term if possible.

2 11 2
1 28 - 20 1 2) 18
-
6
5 5
)

20 18
3) 30
-
35