Fraction Subtraction Word Problems

Bralyn has 3 1/3 cupcakes. Kylie took away 7/8 of a cup cake. How many cupcakes does Bralyn have left?

• 80/21 or 3 17/21

• 2 11/24

• 70/24 or 2 11/12

• 4 5/24

Phelan has 2 5/6 pizzas. He orders 4/5 more of a pizza. How much pizza does he have now? First estimate, then solve.

• Estimation: 2

  Answer: 3 1/3

• Estimation: 12

  Answer: 5/12

• 136/24

• Estimation: 3

  Answer: 4

Bob has 2 1/8 sheets of metal. To make a roof Bob needs to use 4/5 of the sheets of metal. How many sheets of metal does Bob have after building one roof?

• 2 37/30

• 2 5/30

• 1 11/30

• 52/30 or 1 11/15

Jacob has 4 1/4 pizzas. He ate 2/3 of the pizzas. How many pizzas does he have left?

• 51/8 or 6 3/8

• 4 11/12

• 2 5/6

• 3 7/12 or 43/12

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

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• 3/20
• 1/1
• 3/9
• 1/9

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Ms. Swander ate 1/3 of the pizza. Mr. Bertke ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Mr. Bertke eat than Ms. Swander? Simplify answer when possible.

Mathematical Equivalence

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The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Ms. Swander ate 1/3 of the pizza. Mr. Bertke ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Mr. Bertke eat than Ms. Swander?

Mathematical Equivalence

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What is the difference of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 2/4

• 0

• 0/4

• 1/2