Subtracting fractions with unlike denominators secret message puzzles

What is on this worksheet

Each letter of a short message hides a subtraction of fractions with different denominators, answered in lowest terms and decoded with the key.

• Operation: Subtract
• Denominators (add and subtract): Different

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About fraction secret messages

Each letter of a short message is hidden behind a fraction problem. Students add, subtract or multiply, find the answer in the key and write the letter. Answers are in lowest terms.

The key gives every answer its own letter, so there is exactly one message. Choose adding, subtracting, multiplying or a mix, and whether denominators are the same or different.

Printing

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