Subtracting Fractions Teacher Resources

Practice is an important learning tool. This practice problem allows students to apply their know-how to factoring a binomial with a difference of squares. Sal explains his process briefly, which makes this video appropriate for those...

Follow along as the instructor demonstrates how to subtract a whole number from a fraction. First, she changes the whole number to a fraction. Then she finds the least common denominator of the two fractions. Finally, she does the...

Looking for a festive way to practice doubles subtraction? This pumpkin concetration game requires minimal set-up and can be brought out anytime for fun practice. Consider laminating the printed template so they last longer. Partners...

Solve an equation that has fractions with common denominators. First step is to isolate the variable. In this equation, this can be done by using the subtraction property of equality. Now the variable is by itself but there are other...

Help your charges solve a variety of fraction and skip counting problems using a problem solving process. As a class they work through a fraction problem step-by-step, and discuss a real-life connection to the problem. Students then play...

Young mathematicians may not love fractions, but do they love sandwiches? How about cake? Use this visual fractions activity to represent fractions in a relatable way. Scholars start by coloring segmented shapes to indicate halves and...

What is an addend? What is a sum? Review this math terminology on the top half of the worksheet before practicing basic addition. 

Connect division with multiplication through the use of models. Groups solve problems involving the division of a whole number by a fraction using models. The groups share their methods along with the corresponding division and...

The difference quotient looks worse than it is. Determining the difference quotient is the first step in finding the derivative using the definition. The second segment in a series of 31 works through an example of simplifying the...

What is half-life and how can decay be used to date items? Viewers find out in this video that details half-life and radioactive decay, as well as the difference between alpha and beta decay.

In this fractions worksheet, students subtract the twelve given sets of fractions on each of the ten pages. The denominators are mixed.

Learners calculate equivalent fractions, solve the addition of fractions of like and unlike denominators, and compare fractions using fraction strips. They fold paper strips into equal parts, thirds, sixths, ninths, and twelfths, and...

In the last video on partial fraction decomposition, Sal shows how to solve a fraction with a repeated factor in the denominator. He runs through this interesting problem and gives some insight into how to solve these types of problems,...

Discover the concept of fractions by using fruit as a model. Scholars discover fractions are part of a whole, similar to the pieces of fruit which are placed in front of them. They then cut up several different types of fruit and discuss...

Follow along as the instructor demonstrates how to subtract a whole number from a fraction. First, she changes the whole number to a fraction. Then she finds the least common denominator of the two fractions. Finally, she does the...

An interactive challenges scholars to subtract mixed numbers. Pupils answer questions—multiple-choice, fill in the blank, and true or false—with help from virtual fraction strips. The practice closes with a discussion. 

Fractions!?! Learn how to solve an equation that has a fraction in it. The teacher shows how to multiply to eliminate fractions in an equation. She then shows the steps in solving the equation by further isolating the variable.

In this fraction subtraction with common denominators worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to thirty subtraction equations.

In this fraction subtraction worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include fractions and subtraction. First, they find the least common denominator in each if the denominators are not the same. Then, students subtract...