Subtracting Simple Fractions and

Mixed Numbers
Prepared by: Genelene B.
Fernandez
Bulihan Elementary School
 FAMILY FEUD Name That
(Each member
has to give a
Number
fraction or
mixed number
which will
make the
statement
true)
 My sum is
17,
12,
50, my
13,
difference is
1.
8
13.
0.
3.
• In what situation in our
lives do we use
subtraction of fraction
and mixed numbers?
• Cite some examples.
 There were 3 ½ melons left for lunch. At
dinner time the family ate 1 2/3
melons. What part of the melon was
left for the next meal?

• What are the given?

• What is being asked?
• How can we solve the problem?
GROUP ACTIVITY
• How did you find the activity?
• How did you get the answer?
• Did you work cooperatively
with your team during the
activity?
To subtract dissimilar fraction:
1. Use LCD to write equivalent fraction.

1 2
3 __ 1 = N,
becomes 2 3

LCD = 6
3 4
3 1
__6 6 = N

2. Subtract the numerator and the whole number.

9 4 5
2 1 1
__6 = 6 6

5
1 melons
6
To subtract dissimilar fraction:
1. Change it to improper fraction.

1 __ 2 = N,
3 1
becomes 2 3

7 5
__ = N
2 3
2. Find the LCD to make it an equivalent fraction. LCD
=6
21 10 11
__ =6 6 6

3. Change it to lowest term.

11 5
1 melons
= 6 6
Subtract. Reduce to lowest
term.
(TRIO)

1. 1 _ 3
8 3
6 4

2. 4
2 _ 11
9 3
1
3 10 _ 7
8
What if after dinner time, they gave ½ of
the remaining to a relative who visited
them, how many melons were left for
the next meal?

Solution:
5 1
1
6 2
= N

5 3 2 melons
1
6 6
= 1
6
 A. Rename each mixed
number.

2 2
1. 7 = 6 5. 5
6
= 4
6
5 5
2
2. 3
3
= 2
3

9
3. 6 = 51
16
6
2
4. 4 = 3
4 4
B. Subtract and reduce to lowest
term.

7 1
1. 15 5
=
6 2 2 5
2. 12 2
= 5. 5
3
1
6
=
4
3 1
3. 6 6 =
4 2

4. 1 3
4
2
2
4
=
 C. Solve the problems correctly.
3
1. Roel jogs 3 3 4
km while Aries jogs 5
4
km, how much less does Roel jog than
Aries?

2. The dry ingredients for a pancake recipe

is 1 1
3 2
7 2
cups. If there are cups of flour.
How many cups of other ingredients are
there?
 How do we subtract dissimilar fractions
with or without regrouping?

1. Use LCD to write equivalent

fractions.
2. Subtract the numerators.
3. Write the difference over the
common denominator.
4. Reduce the answer to lowest term
whenever possible.
Subtract. Reduce the answer
to lowest term.

2 _ 9
1. 3 _ 5 4.1 3 1
4 16 2 5
0
1 _ 4
2. 5 _ 1 1 5. 11
5
6 2 7 2

3. 9
3 _
4
1
8 2