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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 117 · 40 sums
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The trick (Urdhva Tiryagbhyam): Top: multiply crosswise — first top × second bottom, then first bottom × second top — and add (or subtract). Bottom: multiply the two bottoms. Simplify by dividing top and bottom by their HCF. Give the answer as a fraction like 17/12.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.6/11 − 5/11 =
  2. 2.2/8 + 4/12 =
  3. 3.1/2 + 5/9 =
  4. 4.3/8 + 9/10 =
  5. 5.3/8 − 2/10 =
  6. 6.2/7 − 1/10 =
  7. 7.4/9 + 1/6 =
  8. 8.6/7 + 2/5 =
  9. 9.1/2 + 1/12 =
  10. 10.1/4 + 8/12 =
  11. 11.1/2 − 5/12 =
  12. 12.2/5 − 4/12 =
  13. 13.3/11 + 1/12 =
  14. 14.1/2 + 2/3 =
  15. 15.2/6 + 3/12 =
  16. 16.3/12 + 5/7 =
  17. 17.11/12 − 2/10 =
  18. 18.1/2 + 3/7 =
  19. 19.2/3 − 1/4 =
  20. 20.8/11 − 3/5 =
  21. 21.2/3 − 1/4 =
  22. 22.1/2 − 4/10 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 10/11 =
  24. 24.3/6 − 1/5 =
  25. 25.2/11 − 1/7 =
  26. 26.4/5 − 1/6 =
  27. 27.2/3 − 2/4 =
  28. 28.3/12 + 3/12 =
  29. 29.2/11 + 1/8 =
  30. 30.2/4 + 2/3 =
  31. 31.8/9 − 5/9 =
  32. 32.4/5 − 2/5 =
  33. 33.1/2 − 5/11 =
  34. 34.1/3 + 1/3 =
  35. 35.1/3 + 1/2 =
  36. 36.4/11 + 5/6 =
  37. 37.3/8 + 2/4 =
  38. 38.2/5 + 1/9 =
  39. 39.6/8 − 5/9 =
  40. 40.3/6 − 5/12 =

Answer key

  1. 1/11
  2. 7/12
  3. 19/18
  4. 51/40
  5. 7/40
  6. 13/70
  7. 11/18
  8. 44/35
  9. 7/12
  10. 11/12
  11. 1/12
  12. 1/15
  13. 47/132
  14. 7/6
  15. 7/12
  16. 27/28
  17. 43/60
  18. 13/14
  19. 5/12
  20. 7/55
  21. 5/12
  22. 1/10
  23. 31/22
  24. 3/10
  25. 3/77
  26. 19/30
  27. 1/6
  28. 1/2
  29. 27/88
  30. 7/6
  31. 1/3
  32. 2/5
  33. 1/22
  34. 2/3
  35. 5/6
  36. 79/66
  37. 7/8
  38. 23/45
  39. 7/36
  40. 1/12

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