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
- 1.1/11 + 2/7 =
- 2.1/3 + 5/6 =
- 3.10/11 + 6/7 =
- 4.1/2 + 2/6 =
- 5.9/11 + 4/12 =
- 6.5/6 + 6/7 =
- 7.1/3 + 1/3 =
- 8.2/3 − 2/4 =
- 9.1/9 + 1/7 =
- 10.1/8 + 10/12 =
- 11.6/9 − 1/4 =
- 12.8/12 − 1/6 =
- 13.3/7 + 3/7 =
- 14.1/2 + 1/2 =
- 15.7/10 − 1/2 =
- 16.7/11 + 3/8 =
- 17.3/7 + 3/4 =
- 18.2/3 + 4/11 =
- 19.4/7 + 3/11 =
- 20.2/6 + 1/12 =
- 21.10/12 − 3/10 =
- 22.4/7 + 2/3 =
- 23.2/5 + 2/3 =
- 24.3/5 − 1/6 =
- 25.2/10 − 1/10 =
- 26.5/11 − 1/9 =
- 27.2/3 − 2/5 =
- 28.8/9 + 2/10 =
- 29.1/2 + 1/2 =
- 30.1/2 − 2/10 =
- 31.5/6 − 2/12 =
- 32.5/6 + 1/2 =
- 33.1/3 + 8/9 =
- 34.3/5 + 3/5 =
- 35.1/2 + 6/7 =
- 36.9/11 + 3/4 =
- 37.4/10 + 6/12 =
- 38.5/9 + 1/2 =
- 39.7/11 + 9/11 =
- 40.4/11 + 3/6 =
Answer key
- 29/77
- 7/6
- 136/77
- 5/6
- 38/33
- 71/42
- 2/3
- 1/6
- 16/63
- 23/24
- 5/12
- 1/2
- 6/7
- 1
- 1/5
- 89/88
- 33/28
- 34/33
- 65/77
- 5/12
- 8/15
- 26/21
- 16/15
- 13/30
- 1/10
- 34/99
- 4/15
- 49/45
- 1
- 3/10
- 2/3
- 4/3
- 11/9
- 6/5
- 19/14
- 69/44
- 9/10
- 19/18
- 16/11
- 19/22
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