Welcome to our Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators page.
Here you will find our selection of worksheets designed to help your child master the skill of subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
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Here you will find support pages about how to add and subtract fractions (with both like and unlike denominators).
Find out how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators using the video below.
If you want to use our Free Fraction Calculator to do the work for you then use the link below.
Our Fraction calculator will allow you to add or subtract fractions and show you the steps to work it out.
Otherwise, for more detailed support and worksheets, keep reading!
Here you will find a selection of Free Fraction worksheets designed to help your child understand how to subtract fractions with the same denominator. The sheets are graded so that the easier ones are at the top.
Using these sheets will help your child to:
We have split the worksheets into 3 sections:
A great way to introduce and understand this concept is to use visual representations of fractions.
The questions on these sheets involve solving a fraction pizza problem by shading different fractions and then crossing different amounts out to give the resulting fraction answer.
This is then converted into a simple fraction subtraction sentence!
The first sheet is supported and has the denominators all filled in.
The second sheet is for more independent students.
The third sheet is more of a challenge, as it involves filling in missing fractions when the sum or difference are given.
The first sheet involves using fraction diagrams to look at the pattern between adding and subtracting fractions.
The other 3 sheets are more traditional fraction problems involving adding and subtracting fractions.
Take a look at some more of our worksheets similar to these.
We also have a selection of worksheets involving adding fractions with like denominators.
These sheets are similar to the ones on this page, but involve addition instead of subtraction.
These sheets are all about adding (and subtracting) fractions with different denominators.
Using these sheets will help your child to:
Using these sheets will help your child to:
Here you will find the Math Salamanders free online Math help pages about Fractions.
There is a wide range of help pages including help with:
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