Subtraction of dissimilar fractions
LETS START WITH SUBTRACTING DISSIMILAR FRACTIONS!! :D
EXAMPLE:
Fely had 3/4 m of abaca cloth. She used 2/3 m for one placemat. What part of abaca is left?
Here is the solution:
there are 3 steps in subtracting:
Find the LCD. Rename the fraction to SUBTRACT! Write the
3/4 equivalent fraction using difference in lowest term.
- LCD. 3/4 = 9/12
_____2/3_____ 3/4=3/4 x 3/3= 9/12 -2/3 = 8/12
LCD=12 -2/3=2/3 x 4/4= 8/12 1/12
And the answer is..........
