Deck 8: Subtraction of Common Fractions

Question 1

A 6 15/16" long piece is cut from the piece of steel angle iron illustrated. If there is 1/8" of waste caused by the kerf of the oxy-acetylene cutting process, what is the length of the remaining piece of angle iron?

Answer 1

9 7/16

Question 2

A 4 1/4" long piece is cut from the piece of steel angle iron illustrated. If there is 1/8" of waste caused by the kerf of the oxy-acetylene cutting process, what is the length of the remaining piece of angle iron, in inches?

Answer 2

2 1/4

Question 3

Reduce all fractions to their simplest forms. Convert all improper fractions to mixed numbers. Provide answers in the following format:
Fraction: 3/4
Mixed number: 1 5/8
5/6 - 1/3 = ?

Answer 3

1/2

Question 4

Find dimension A on this steel angle.

Question 5

A 2 1/4" long piece is cut from the piece of steel angle iron illustrated. If there is 1/16" of waste caused by the kerf of the oxy-acetylene cutting process, what is the length of the remaining piece of angle iron, in inches?

Question 6

A 10 5/8" long piece is cut from the piece of steel angle iron illustrated. If there is 1/8" of waste caused by the kerf of the oxy-acetylene cutting process, what is the length of the remaining piece of angle iron?

Question 7

A 8 7/8" long piece is cut from the piece of steel angle iron illustrated. If there is 1/16" of waste caused by the kerf of the oxy-acetylene cutting process, what is the length of the remaining piece of angle iron?

Question 8

A 1 1/16" long piece is cut from the piece of steel angle iron illustrated. If there is 1/8" of waste caused by the kerf of the oxy-acetylene cutting process, what is the length of the remaining piece of angle iron, in inches?

Question 9

Reduce all fractions to their simplest forms. Convert all improper fractions to mixed numbers. Provide answers in the following format:
Fraction: 3/4
Mixed number: 1 5/8
5 2/3 - 2 1/4 = ?

Question 10

Reduce all fractions to their simplest forms. Convert all improper fractions to mixed numbers. Provide answers in the following format:
Fraction: 3/4
Mixed number: 1 5/8
5/6 - 1/4 = ?