Simple Cases: Challenge & Extension
Mathematics
Grade 8
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, emphasizing simple cases through various question types including practice, reasoning, real-world applications, challenges, and error analysis.
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Simple Cases: Challenge & Extension
Subject: MathematicsGrade: Grade 8
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate: 3/4 - 1/2
[2 marks]2.
Calculate: 5/6 - 1/3
[2 marks]3.
Calculate: 7/8 - 3/4
[2 marks]4.
Simplify the result of 2/3 - 1/2.
[3 marks]5.
What is 4/5 - 2/3? Show your working.
[3 marks]6.
Subtract: 9/10 - 2/5
[2 marks]7.
In a recipe, 3/4 cup of sugar is needed, but you only want to add 1/2 cup. How much more sugar is needed?
[3 marks]8.
A student subtracts 2/3 - 1/4 and gets 5/12. Is this correct? Explain.
[3 marks]9.
Calculate: 11/12 - 5/6
[2 marks]10.
Subtract 1/2 - 2/7. Show your working.
[3 marks]11.
Challenge: Subtract 7/9 - 2/3. Provide the simplified answer.
[3 marks]12.
Identify and correct the mistake in: 3/5 - 2/7 = 1/7.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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