Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Subtracting Mixed Numbers Worksheet

Read each problem carefully and subtract the mixed numbers. Show your work.

1. $5 \frac{3}{4} - 2 \frac{1}{4} = $

2. $7 \frac{5}{6} - 3 \frac{2}{6} = $

3. $6 \frac{1}{3} - 2 \frac{2}{3} = $

4. $8 \frac{1}{4} - 3 \frac{3}{4} = $

5. $4 \frac{1}{2} - 1 \frac{1}{3} = $

6. $9 \frac{2}{5} - 3 \frac{1}{2} = $

7. To subtract $5 \frac{1}{4} - 2 \frac{3}{4}$, you first need to   $5 \frac{1}{4}$ to $4 \frac{5}{4}$. Then, subtract the whole numbers and the fractions. The answer is  .

8. When subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators, the first step is to find a     for the fractions.

9. Which of the following is equivalent to $7 \frac{1}{5}$ when regrouped?

10. A recipe calls for $3 \frac{1}{2}$ cups of flour. If you have $5 \frac{1}{4}$ cups of flour, how much flour will be left after you make the recipe?