How Do You Subtract Mixed Fractions with the Same Denominator?

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There are many ways to subtract mixed fractions. The teacher demonstrates one method of how to break up the mixed number and subtract the whole numbers apart from the fractions. Once that is complete she puts the whole number and fraction back together to get a mixed fraction.

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common denominators, fractions, distributive property, mathematical properties, mixed numbers, subtraction, whole numbers, numbers