LET’S TRY ONE
What is − ? Keep eighths.
Six eighths minus two eighths leaves four eighths.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Subtract fractions with the same denominator.
- Subtract the number of parts, keeping their size unchanged.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Subtract the number of parts, keeping their size unchanged.