Subtracting Mixed Fractions (Visual) Worksheet With Answer Key Page 3

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Subtracting Mixed Fractions (visual)
Use the visual model to solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
3
4
Next mark off the wholes (2).
/
/
4
- 2
= ?
5
5
3
x x
x x
To solve a fraction subtraction problem
1.
x
x
x
x
one strategy is to shade in the starting
x
x
3
/
).
amount first ( 4
1
4
4
/
Finally mark off the fraction (
).
5
5
2.
5
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2
x
x
x
3.
3
4
4
/
/
=
/
Now we can see that 4
- 2
1
5
5
5
4
1
4.
3
3
5
1)
5.
8
x x
x x
x x
x x
x
4
4
x
x
x
x
x
7
4
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
5
5
x
x
x
x
x
5
6.
2)
x x
x
2
3
x
3
1
-
=
1
x
x
7
5
5
x
x
7.
8
3)
1
4
x x
1
1
3
1
-
=
8.
12
x
x
x
4
4
1
4
4)
9.
5
x x
x x
2
1
x
6
2
-
=
x
x
3
3
1
5
10.
8
5)
x x
x x
x
x
x
1
4
5
1
-
=
x
x
x
2
8
8
6
x
x
11.
8
6)
x x
x x
5
x
x
x
x
4
4
7
2
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
12.
8
8
x
x
x
x
x
x
7)
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2
3
7
5
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
8
8
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
8)
xx x
xx x
xx x
xx x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
2
10
5
3
-
=
x
x x
x
x x
x
x x
x x
x x
12
12
x x
x x
x x
x
x
x
9)
x x
x x
x
1
2
x
x
4
2
-
=
x
x
x
5
5
x
x
10)
x x
x x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
4
5
3
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
8
8
x
x
x
x
x
x
11)
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
3
5
2
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
8
8
x
x
x
x
12)
x x
2
2
x
6
1
-
=
x
x
3
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