Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Common Denominators)

Designed for 5th graders, the Subtracting Mixed Numbers (Common Denominators) exercise teaches students to handle whole number and fraction parts separately during subtraction.

How to Solve Fractions - Subtraction

Subtract the whole numbers and the fractions separately. If the fraction being subtracted is larger than the fraction you are subtracting from, borrow 1 from the whole number and convert it into a fraction with the common denominator. Then subtract the fractions and combine with the whole number result.

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