SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS
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Subtracting Fractions ------------------------------------ 1. When subtracting fractions, substract lower numerator from higher numerator . 4/8-3/8= 1/8 -------------------------- Mixed fractions: Example: 3/4-1/2= 2. To subtract these numbers, you need to find a common number that both denominators go into. That number is 4. The numerator and denominator of the second fraction are multplied by two. The problem then is: 3/4-2/4=1/4 numerator ---------------- denominator