Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet
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
- 1.1/3 + 1/8 =
- 2.2/3 + 3/5 =
- 3.6/8 + 2/3 =
- 4.7/12 + 3/5 =
- 5.4/6 + 6/7 =
- 6.2/8 + 1/4 =
- 7.4/10 + 2/4 =
- 8.10/11 − 2/3 =
- 9.1/2 + 2/10 =
- 10.7/9 + 9/12 =
- 11.2/11 − 1/7 =
- 12.2/3 − 1/4 =
- 13.3/11 + 1/2 =
- 14.3/5 + 3/7 =
- 15.6/7 + 2/7 =
- 16.3/4 − 1/2 =
- 17.1/6 + 1/2 =
- 18.4/6 + 4/7 =
- 19.4/7 − 1/5 =
- 20.2/3 − 4/9 =
- 21.3/10 + 1/2 =
- 22.6/10 + 6/12 =
- 23.6/8 + 5/6 =
- 24.10/11 − 2/4 =
- 25.1/4 + 3/7 =
- 26.8/12 − 3/6 =
- 27.5/10 + 3/5 =
- 28.3/5 + 1/3 =
- 29.4/5 + 3/4 =
- 30.1/2 − 1/9 =
- 31.3/6 + 11/12 =
- 32.2/3 + 6/8 =
- 33.4/7 + 2/4 =
- 34.8/9 − 4/6 =
- 35.3/4 + 3/4 =
- 36.4/6 + 2/4 =
- 37.3/5 + 1/2 =
- 38.2/12 + 3/4 =
- 39.1/7 + 1/5 =
- 40.1/8 + 2/11 =
Answer key
- 11/24
- 19/15
- 17/12
- 71/60
- 32/21
- 1/2
- 9/10
- 8/33
- 7/10
- 55/36
- 3/77
- 5/12
- 17/22
- 36/35
- 8/7
- 1/4
- 2/3
- 26/21
- 13/35
- 2/9
- 4/5
- 11/10
- 19/12
- 9/22
- 19/28
- 1/6
- 11/10
- 14/15
- 31/20
- 7/18
- 17/12
- 17/12
- 15/14
- 2/9
- 3/2
- 7/6
- 11/10
- 11/12
- 12/35
- 27/88
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