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Example Question #21 : How To Subtract Fractions

Megan ordered a pizza and ate $\frac{3}{10}$ of the pizza. Lindsey ate $\frac{6}{10}$ of the pizza. How much more did Lindsey eat than Megan?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{4}{10}$

$\frac{1}{10}$

$\frac{2}{10}$

$\frac{5}{10}$

$\frac{3}{10}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{3}{10}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference in how much they ate.

$\frac{6}{10}-\frac{3}{10}=\frac{3}{10}$

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Example Question #498 : Fractions

Todd ordered a pizza and ate $\frac{4}{10}$ of the pizza. Chris ate $\frac{5}{10}$ of the pizza. How much more did Chris eat than Todd?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{1}{10}$

$\frac{3}{10}$

$\frac{2}{10}$

$\frac{5}{10}$

$\frac{4}{10}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{10}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference in how much they ate.

$\frac{5}{10}-\frac{4}{10}=\frac{1}{10}$

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Example Question #499 : Fractions

Olivia ordered a pizza and ate $\frac{1}{5}$ of the pizza. Jeff ate $\frac{4}{5}$ of the pizza. How much more did Jeff eat than Olivia?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{3}{5}$

$\frac{2}{5}$

$\frac{4}{5}$

$\frac{1}{5}$

$\frac{5}{5}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{3}{5}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference in how much they ate.

$\frac{4}{5}-\frac{1}{5}=\frac{3}{5}$

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Example Question #500 : Fractions

Melissa ordered a pizza and ate $\frac{2}{5}$ of the pizza. Charlie ate $\frac{3}{5}$ of the pizza. How much more did Charlie eat than Melissa?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{4}{5}$

$\frac{5}{5}$

$\frac{3}{5}$

$\frac{1}{5}$

$\frac{2}{5}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{5}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference in how much they ate.

$\frac{3}{5}-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{1}{5}$

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Example Question #91 : How To Subtract Fractions

A baker used $\frac{3}{7}$ of a package of sprinkles and $\frac{5}{7}$ of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{2}{7}$

$\frac{4}{7}$

$\frac{3}{7}$

$\frac{5}{7}$

$\frac{1}{7}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{2}{7}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

$\frac{5}{7}-\frac{3}{7}=\frac{2}{7}$

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Example Question #91 : How To Subtract Fractions

A baker used $\frac{2}{7}$ of a package of sprinkles and $\frac{3}{7}$ of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{3}{7}$

$\frac{2}{7}$

$\frac{5}{7}$

$\frac{1}{}7$

$\frac{4}{7}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{}7$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

$\frac{3}{7}-\frac{2}{7}=\frac{1}{7}$

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Example Question #93 : How To Subtract Fractions

A baker used $\frac{1}{3}$ of a package of sprinkles and $\frac{2}{3}$ of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{5}{3}$

$\frac{3}{3}$

$\frac{4}{3}$

$\frac{1}{3}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{3}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{3}$

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Example Question #94 : How To Subtract Fractions

A baker used $\frac{3}{7}$ of a package of sprinkles and $\frac{6}{7}$ of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{2}{7}$

$\frac{1}{7}$

$\frac{5}{7}$

$\frac{3}{7}$

$\frac{4}{7}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{3}{7}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

$\frac{6}{7}-\frac{3}{7}=\frac{3}{7}$

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Example Question #31 : How To Subtract Fractions

A baker used $\frac{1}{7}$ of a pound of sprinkles and $\frac{6}{7}$ of a pound of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use, in pounds?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{6}{}7$

$\frac{2}{7}$

$\frac{4}{7}$

$\frac{3}{7}$

$\frac{5}{7}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{5}{7}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

$\frac{6}{7}-\frac{1}{7}=\frac{5}{7}$

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Example Question #101 : How To Subtract Fractions

A baker used $\frac{1}{8}$ of a package of sprinkles and $\frac{2}{8}$ of a package of icing when decorating a cake. How much more icing than sprinkles did the baker use?

Possible Answers:

$\frac{5}{8}$

$\frac{1}{8}$

$\frac{2}{8}$

$\frac{4}{8}$

$\frac{3}{8}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{8}$

Explanation:

The phrase, "how much more" tells as that we want to find the difference, so we subtract.

$\frac{2}{8}-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1}{8}$

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Common Core: 4th Grade Math : Subtracting Fractions In Word Problems

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Example Question #21 : How To Subtract Fractions

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Example Question #91 : How To Subtract Fractions

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