Numihana3/5 − 1/2 =
Answer: ________________
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Subtract unlike-denominator fractions.
Use a common denominator to subtract two fractions.
Numihana · England Year 6
Subtract unlike-denominator fractions
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Use a common denominator to subtract two fractions.
2/3 − 2/4 =
Answer: ________________
1/4 − 1/6 =
Answer: ________________
4/5 − 3/8 =
Answer: ________________
1/2 − 1/3 =
Answer: ________________
2/3 − 1/2 =
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Subtract unlike-denominator fractions
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Use a common denominator to subtract two fractions.
3/5 − 1/2 =
Answer: 1/10
2/3 − 2/4 =
Answer: 1/6
1/4 − 1/6 =
Answer: 1/12
4/5 − 3/8 =
Answer: 17/40
1/2 − 1/3 =
Answer: 1/6
2/3 − 1/2 =
Answer: 1/6
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The skill behind this activity
Use a common denominator to subtract two fractions.
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 both fractions as the same-sized parts if needed. Subtract the numerators and retain the common denominator.
A common slip
Keep track of which fraction is being subtracted; subtraction cannot be reversed.
Worked example
2/3 − 1/5 =
Answer: 7/15
Rename both fractions as the same-sized parts if needed. Subtract the numerators and retain the common denominator.