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CHAPTER 1 Fractions 21
4 ð2 5Þ 4 10 4 6
4: 2 ¼ ¼ ¼
5 5 5 5
To subtract a whole number from the fraction, again multiply the whole
number by the fraction’s denominator. Subtract this product from the frac-
tion’s numerator. This difference will be the new numerator.
Example
8 8 ð2 3Þ 8 6 2
2 ¼ ¼ ¼
3 3 3 3
Practice
12
1: 1 ¼
5
14
2: 2 ¼
3
19
3: 2 ¼
4
18
4: 1 ¼
7
Solutions
12 12 ð1 5Þ 7
1: 1 ¼ ¼
5 5 5
14 14 ð2 3Þ 14 6 8
2: 2 ¼ ¼ ¼
3 3 3 3
19 19 ð2 4Þ 19 8 11
3: 2 ¼ ¼ ¼
4 4 4 4
18 18 ð1 7Þ 11
4: 1 ¼ ¼
7 7 7
