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
- 1.3/5 + 3/4 =
- 2.3/4 − 1/3 =
- 3.1/4 + 1/6 =
- 4.7/10 − 3/10 =
- 5.7/10 + 3/5 =
- 6.1/2 + 1/12 =
- 7.2/11 + 3/9 =
- 8.2/4 + 5/6 =
- 9.1/3 + 1/12 =
- 10.1/5 + 9/10 =
- 11.1/6 + 1/7 =
- 12.2/7 − 1/6 =
- 13.3/4 − 3/12 =
- 14.2/3 + 2/9 =
- 15.4/6 + 6/9 =
- 16.1/2 + 1/9 =
- 17.4/11 + 1/2 =
- 18.1/3 + 5/7 =
- 19.4/5 − 2/3 =
- 20.2/5 + 6/10 =
- 21.3/11 − 2/8 =
- 22.2/10 + 1/8 =
- 23.8/9 − 8/12 =
- 24.4/7 − 1/8 =
- 25.4/5 − 1/5 =
- 26.4/5 − 1/2 =
- 27.4/7 − 1/2 =
- 28.4/6 − 4/7 =
- 29.4/6 + 4/7 =
- 30.3/11 + 6/10 =
- 31.5/10 + 4/11 =
- 32.3/4 + 9/12 =
- 33.8/9 − 7/9 =
- 34.6/11 + 2/7 =
- 35.6/11 + 3/4 =
- 36.8/10 − 1/4 =
- 37.3/11 + 3/4 =
- 38.4/5 + 6/10 =
- 39.2/4 + 1/8 =
- 40.8/10 + 1/11 =
Answer key
- 27/20
- 5/12
- 5/12
- 2/5
- 13/10
- 7/12
- 17/33
- 4/3
- 5/12
- 11/10
- 13/42
- 5/42
- 1/2
- 8/9
- 4/3
- 11/18
- 19/22
- 22/21
- 2/15
- 1
- 1/44
- 13/40
- 2/9
- 25/56
- 3/5
- 3/10
- 1/14
- 2/21
- 26/21
- 48/55
- 19/22
- 3/2
- 1/9
- 64/77
- 57/44
- 11/20
- 45/44
- 7/5
- 5/8
- 49/55
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