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

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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.
[2 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
Updated
1/1/2026
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