Numihana2 7/10 − 1 7/10 =
Answer: ________________
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Subtract mixed numbers.
Subtract mixed numbers
Numihana · England Year 6
Subtract mixed numbers
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Date: ______________
Subtract mixed numbers
4 1/2 − 3 5/6 =
Answer: ________________
4 4/10 − 1 15/20 =
Answer: ________________
2 6/12 − 1 4/6 =
Answer: ________________
3 7/8 − 3 19/24 =
Answer: ________________
2 2/3 − 1 1/3 =
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Subtract mixed numbers
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Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Subtract mixed numbers
2 7/10 − 1 7/10 =
Answer: 1
4 1/2 − 3 5/6 =
Answer: 2/3
4 4/10 − 1 15/20 =
Answer: 53/20
2 6/12 − 1 4/6 =
Answer: 5/6
3 7/8 − 3 19/24 =
Answer: 1/12
2 2/3 − 1 1/3 =
Answer: 4/3
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Subtract mixed numbers
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 6 → Number → Fractions (including decimals and percentages) · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Rename each mixed number as an improper fraction. For addition or subtraction use a common denominator; for multiplication multiply the numerator by the whole number. Simplify and check the result against an estimate.
A common slip
Exchange one whole when needed in subtraction. Multiplication by a whole number does not multiply the denominator.
Worked example
3 3/8 − 1 3/8 =
Answer: 2
Rename each mixed number as an improper fraction. For addition or subtraction use a common denominator; for multiplication multiply the numerator by the whole number. Simplify and check the result against an estimate.