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3⁄5-2 4⁄5 = ?\u003Cbr>To solve a fraction subtraction problem one strategy is to shade in the starting\u003Cbr>amount first (4 3⁄5)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Next mark off the wholes (2) .\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Finally mark off the fraction 4⁄5.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Now we can see that 4 3⁄5-2 4⁄5 = 1 4⁄5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1)  2   1 \u003Cbr>6 -3 = 3 3 |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | 7 ~~ ~~45-5 ~~ ~~35~~ ~~=\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.\u003Cbr>7. |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 3 ~~ ~~1012-1 ~~ ~~112~~ ~~=\u003Cbr>|  | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  | 8. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 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70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nSubtracting Mixed Fractions (visual)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Use the visual model to solve each problem.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>4 3⁄5-2 4⁄5 = ?\u003Cbr>To solve a fraction subtraction problem one strategy is to shade in the starting\u003Cbr>amount first (4 3⁄5)\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Next mark off the wholes (2) .\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Finally mark off the fraction 4⁄5.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Now we can see that 4 3⁄5-2 4⁄5 = 1 4⁄5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2.\u003Cbr>3.\u003Cbr>4.\u003Cbr>5. |  | Answers\u003Cbr> 10 \u003Cbr>3 |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  11 \u003Cbr>5 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  33 \u003Cbr>12 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  29 \u003Cbr>5 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  31 \u003Cbr>12 |  |  |  |  |\n| 1)  2   1 \u003Cbr>6 -3 = 3 3 |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  9  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | 7 ~~ ~~45-5 ~~ ~~35~~ ~~= |  | |  | |  |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | 6.\u003Cbr>7. |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  20 \u003Cbr>5 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 3 ~~ ~~1012-1 | |  |  |  | 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