Subtracting Mixed Fractions (Visual) Worksheet With Answer Key
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2Name:
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
2
1
⁄
x x
x x
1.
To solve a fraction subtraction problem
3
x
x
x
x
one strategy is to shade in the starting
x
x
3
/
).
amount first ( 4
4
1
3
⁄
/
Finally mark off the fraction (
).
5
5
2.
4
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
2
⁄
x
x
x
3.
4
3
4
4
/
/
=
/
Now we can see that 4
- 2
1
5
5
5
2
1
⁄
4.
3
3
2
⁄
1)
5.
8
x x
x
1
2
⁄
⁄
3
1
-
=
x
x
3
3
5
6.
2)
x x
x x
2
1
⁄
⁄
5
2
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
2
4
4
4
⁄
7.
4
3)
x x
6
1
⁄
2
1
⁄
⁄
3
1
-
=
8.
x
x
x
8
4
4
2
4)
9.
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x
1
2
⁄
⁄
7
5
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
3
3
4
10.
5)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
6
3
⁄
⁄
3
1
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
8
8
x
x
2
11.
6)
x x
2
2
⁄
⁄
x
2
6
1
-
=
x
x
12.
5
5
x
x
7)
x x
x x
x
3
1
⁄
⁄
6
2
-
=
x
x
x
x
4
4
8)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
5
7
⁄
⁄
3
1
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
8
8
x
x
x
x
9)
x
x x
x
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
9
9
⁄
⁄
3
1
-
=
x x
x
x
x
x
x x
x
x
x
x
10
10
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
10)
x x x
x x
5
5
⁄
⁄
5
1
-
=
x
x
x
x
6
6
x
x
11)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
1
⁄
⁄
3
1
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
8
8
x
x
12)
x
x
x
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x
x
5
5
⁄
⁄
4
2
-
=
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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x
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x
8
8
x
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