Fraction Subtraction: Fun with Like and Unlike Denominators

Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She gives 1/4 of it to her friend. How much chocolate bar does she have left?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 9/16

• 3/8

Tom has 5/6 of a pizza. He eats 1/3 of it. How much pizza is left?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/9

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If you use 1/5 of a cup, how much sugar is left to use?

• 2/5 of a cup

• 3/5 of a cup

• 1/2 of a cup

• 1/5 of a cup

Lily has 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 3/8 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 1/4 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/8 yard

In a class, 3/10 of the students are absent. If 1/10 of the students return, how many are still absent?

• 1/4 of the students are still absent.

• 2/10 of the students are still absent.

• 3/10 of the students are still absent.

• 1/5 of the students are still absent.

A gardener has 5/12 of a bag of soil. He uses 1/4 of the bag for planting. How much soil is left?

• 5/16

• 7/12

• 3/8

• 1/3

Mark drank 2/3 of a bottle of juice. If he pours out 1/6 of the bottle, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/5

• 1/3

Emma has 9/10 of a liter of paint. She uses 1/5 of a liter for a project. How much paint does she have left?

• 6/10 of a liter

• 8/10 of a liter

• 1/2 of a liter

• 7/10 of a liter

A baker has 4/5 of a cake. He sells 1/4 of the cake. How much cake does he have now?

• 1/2 of a cake

• 2/5 of a cake

• 3/5 of a cake

• 4/5 of a cake

In a library, 7/8 of the books are checked out. If 1/2 of the checked-out books are returned, how many are still checked out?

• 7/16 of the total books are still checked out.

• 5/8 of the total books are still checked out.

• 1/4 of the total books are still checked out.

• 3/8 of the total books are still checked out.