Subtracting similar fractions

1. SUBTRACTING
SIMILAR
FRACTIONS

2. RULES IN SUBTRACTING
SIMILAR FRACTIONS
 subtract the numerators
directly and copy the
denominator
 reduce the fraction to its
lowest form if possible

3. EXAMPLES:
1.
5
8
−
1
8
=
4𝑥1
4𝑥2
=
1
2
2.
3
7
−
2
7
=
1
7

4. 3.
5
12
−
3
12
=
2
12
=
1 𝑥 2
2 𝑥 6
=
1
6
4.
9
15
−
3
15
=
6
15
=
2𝑥3
3𝑥5
=
2
5
EXAMPLES:

5. SUBTRACT AND REDUCE TO LOWEST FORM
1.
8
9
−
5
9
2.
12
25
−
7
25
3.
15
30
−
10
30
4.
18
36
−
9
36
5.
17
25
−
2
25