Simple Cases: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

Mathematics
Grade 8
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on simple cases of subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, aimed at identifying common errors and misconceptions, including procedural and contextual problems.

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Simple Cases: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Subtract rac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{4}:
[2 marks]
2.
Calculate rac{2}{5} - \frac{1}{10} and simplify the result.
[3 marks]
3.
A student subtracts rac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{4} and gets rac{1}{12}. Identify one mistake they might have made.
[2 marks]
4.
Subtract rac{3}{8} - \frac{1}{4}, showing your working.
[3 marks]
5.
In subtracting rac{5}{6} - \frac{1}{2}, a student gets rac{4}{12}. What is the correct answer?
[2 marks]
6.
Construct a subtraction problem involving rac{3}{4} and rac{1}{2} and solve it.
[3 marks]
7.
Identify the error in this calculation: rac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{7}.
[2 marks]
8.
Subtract rac{7}{10} - \frac{2}{5} and explain the steps you took.
[3 marks]
9.
A real-world scenario: If you have rac{4}{5} of a pizza and eat rac{1}{2} of what you have, how much pizza remains?
[3 marks]
10.
A challenge: Subtract rac{7}{8} - \frac{3}{4} and verify your result.
[3 marks]
11.
Find the error in this solution: rac{3}{7} - \frac{2}{3} = \frac{1}{10}.
[2 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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