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Subtraction of Like Fractions:

In order to subtract two like fractions, we may follow the following steps:
I n o r d e r t o s u b t r a ct t w o l i k e f r a ct i o n s, w e m a y f o l l o w t h e f o l l o w i n g st e p s :

Step I:

Obtain the two fractions and their numerators.

Step II:

Subtract the smaller numerator from the bigger numerator.
S u b t r a ct t h e sm a l l e r n u m e r a t o r f r o m t h e b i g g e r n u m e r a t o r

Step III:

Retain the common denominator.

Step IV:

Write the fraction as Result in Step II / Result in Step III.
W r i t e t h e f r a ct i o n a s R e su l t i n S t e p I I / R e su l t i n S t e p I I I