Subtracting Fractions5th Grade Math – St. Clair Elementary School
What is six eighths minus one half?
68
- 12
68
- 12 Find the least
common denominator.
8
2, 4, 6, 8
68
- 12 Find equivalent
fractions in eighths.
8
2, 4, 6, 8
= 68
= 48
1144
x
x
68
- 12
Subtract and simplify the answer.
8
2, 4, 6, 8
= 68
= 48
1144
x
x
28
22
÷ 14
=