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
- 1.4/7 + 4/8 =
- 2.1/4 + 3/6 =
- 3.6/12 − 1/12 =
- 4.4/11 + 3/7 =
- 5.3/10 + 10/11 =
- 6.5/9 − 1/2 =
- 7.2/4 + 10/11 =
- 8.2/3 + 1/11 =
- 9.2/7 − 2/8 =
- 10.2/8 + 4/9 =
- 11.6/11 + 7/9 =
- 12.7/10 + 7/10 =
- 13.6/10 + 2/3 =
- 14.4/6 + 1/4 =
- 15.8/11 + 5/12 =
- 16.1/5 + 3/11 =
- 17.4/10 − 1/10 =
- 18.9/11 − 2/7 =
- 19.3/11 − 2/10 =
- 20.6/10 + 1/11 =
- 21.4/6 − 3/6 =
- 22.5/8 − 1/4 =
- 23.1/2 + 4/6 =
- 24.5/9 + 1/2 =
- 25.1/5 + 2/5 =
- 26.2/3 + 7/10 =
- 27.5/7 + 1/10 =
- 28.5/6 + 3/8 =
- 29.6/12 + 5/11 =
- 30.4/10 + 5/10 =
- 31.5/10 + 1/12 =
- 32.1/4 − 2/12 =
- 33.3/4 + 1/2 =
- 34.1/6 + 8/12 =
- 35.4/9 + 2/5 =
- 36.1/2 + 3/11 =
- 37.4/6 + 2/4 =
- 38.1/8 + 2/7 =
- 39.1/7 + 1/5 =
- 40.4/5 − 1/2 =
Answer key
- 15/14
- 3/4
- 5/12
- 61/77
- 133/110
- 1/18
- 31/22
- 25/33
- 1/28
- 25/36
- 131/99
- 7/5
- 19/15
- 11/12
- 151/132
- 26/55
- 3/10
- 41/77
- 4/55
- 38/55
- 1/6
- 3/8
- 7/6
- 19/18
- 3/5
- 41/30
- 57/70
- 29/24
- 21/22
- 9/10
- 7/12
- 1/12
- 5/4
- 5/6
- 38/45
- 17/22
- 7/6
- 23/56
- 12/35
- 3/10
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