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Fractions (Subtraction, Fractions with same denominators): Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 4 written questions with worked solutions. All on Fractions (Subtraction, Fractions with same denominators).

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Question 1

1 mark

Calculate the result of the following subtraction:
\(\frac{12}{13} - \frac{5}{13}\)

Question 2

1 mark

A bottle was \(\frac{9}{10}\) full of water. After pouring out some water, \(\frac{3}{10}\) of the water remains in the bottle. What fraction of the bottle's volume was poured out?

Question 3

1 mark

A string of length \(5\frac{1}{6}\) meters is cut into three pieces. The first piece is \(1\frac{2}{6}\) meters long and the second piece is \(2\frac{3}{6}\) meters long. What is the length of the third piece?

Question 4

1 mark

Calculate: \(\frac{7}{8} - \frac{3}{8}\)

Question 5

1 mark

Find the missing fraction: \(\frac{14}{15} - ? = \frac{8}{15}\)

Question 6

2 marks

Find the value of \(\frac{23}{24} - \frac{17}{24}\).

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Question 7

3 marks

Find the value of \(\frac{17}{19} - \frac{4}{19} - \frac{6}{19}\).

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Question 8

5 marks

Calculate \(3\frac{2}{9} - 1\frac{5}{9}\).

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Question 9

5 marks

A construction site received a shipment of cement. On Monday, workers used \(5\frac{7}{12}\) bags. On Tuesday, they used \(4\frac{11}{12}\) bags.

a) How many more bags of cement were used on Monday than on Tuesday?
b) If they started with 15 full bags of cement, how many bags were left at the end of Tuesday?

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