Subtracting Fractions Same Denominator

7/12 - 6/12 =

• 1/12

• 13/12

• 13/24

• 1/3

7/12 - 3/12 =

• 1/3

• 4/12

• 10/12

• 4/24

6/7 - 1/7 =

• 1

• 7/7

• 5/7

• 5/1

7/12 - 6/12

• 1/12

• 13/12

• 13/24

• 1/3

11/5 - 6/5

• 1 1/5

• 1 7/5

• 1

• 5/5

7/12 - 3/12

• 1/3

• 4/12

• 10/12

• 4/24

6/7 - 1/7

• 1

• 7/7

• 5/7

• 5/1

When adding and subtracting fractions, what needs to be the same?

• the numerator

• the denominator

• nothing

• everything

When adding and subtracting fractions, which value needs to be the same in all values being added/subtracted?

• Numerator

• Denominator

When can we add or subtract fractions?

• We can add or subtract fractions if and only if their denominators are the same.

• We can only add or subtract fractions if and only if their numerators are the same.

• We can add or subtract fractions if and only if they are dissimilar.

• We can add or subtract fractions simply by adding or subtracting their numerators as well as adding or subtracting their denominators.