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7 5
Example 2: Find the difference of 7
11 Example 3: Subtract 2 13 from 3 13 .
2
and . 7 5 46 31
11 Solution: 3 13 − 2 13 = 13 − 13

Solution: 7 − 2 = 72− = 5
11 11 11 11 46 31− 15 2
= = = 1
13 13 13

Exercise 5.7

1. Subtract the following fractions and show the difference by shading the appropriate
number of parts of the given figures. One has been done for you.

(a) 5 − 3 = 2 (b) 5 − 2 = (c) 3 − 2 =
7 7 7 9 9 5 5

2. Subtract the following.

3 1 8 3 13 4 9 8
(a) − = (b) − = (c) − = (d) – =
4 4 11 11 15 15 10 10

3. Subtract the following.
3
(a) 2 from 4 (b) 3 from 6 (c) 2 from 7 (d) 3 from 5 5
5 5 7 7 13 13 6 6

Word Problems

We come across many situations in real-life which involve addition and subtraction of fractions.

Let’s Attempt

2
Example 1: Priya read of her book in the morning and 3 in the evening. What part of the
7 7
book has she read?

Solution: Fraction of book read in the morning = 2
7
3
Fraction of book read in the evening =
7