Subtract Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators

Start with the denominators to 12 page and its regrouping example, then move to 30 and 60. Use the regrouping page for extra practice.

Subtract 10 mixed numbers like 8 1/3 minus 6 5/6, regrouping a whole when the fraction is too small. The directions on the page read: Subtract. Regroup when you need to. Write each answer in simplest form. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade fraction addition & subtraction, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with subtract mixed numbers (unlike denominators). In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Rename the fraction parts with a common denominator, regroup if needed, then subtract the fractions and the whole numbers. For example, 10 3/4 minus 6 5/6 = 3 11/12.

Take 1 from the whole number and add it to the fraction. On Subtract Mixed Numbers With Denominators to 12, 6 1/3 becomes 5 4/3.

Yes. All 4 sheets have an answer key, and the hardest page shows the renamed numbers in the box.