Grade 7 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Fractions
Subtracting Fractions
A short Grade 7 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Fractions. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. A store has \frac{9}{10} of a sack of dairy meal and uses \frac{3}{10} of a sack. What fraction of a sack is left, in simplest form?
- A. \frac{3}{5}
- B. \frac{6}{0}
- C. \frac{6}{10}
- D. \frac{12}{10}
2. A poultry farmer in Nakuru has 5\frac{1}{2} bags of growers mash. The flock eats 3\frac{3}{4} bags. How many bags are left? Give your answer as a decimal.
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3. What is the key term for breaking one whole into equivalent fractional parts (such as 1 = \frac{7}{7}) so that you can subtract mixed numbers?
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4. What is \frac{5}{6} - \frac{3}{8} in simplest form?
- A. \frac{2}{2}
- B. \frac{11}{24}
- C. \frac{2}{14}
- D. \frac{1}{2}
5. Evaluate 3\frac{1}{5} - 1\frac{3}{5}.
- A. 2\frac{2}{5}
- B. 1\frac{2}{5}
- C. 1\frac{3}{5}
- D. 2\frac{3}{5}
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