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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 145 · 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. 1.6/7 − 2/5 =
  2. 2.2/6 + 4/10 =
  3. 3.1/7 + 1/6 =
  4. 4.8/9 − 2/3 =
  5. 5.3/10 − 1/4 =
  6. 6.6/10 − 1/3 =
  7. 7.1/6 + 1/2 =
  8. 8.5/10 + 1/2 =
  9. 9.3/4 + 7/8 =
  10. 10.4/12 + 1/4 =
  11. 11.1/2 + 4/7 =
  12. 12.2/4 + 4/10 =
  13. 13.5/8 + 5/7 =
  14. 14.4/7 + 4/5 =
  15. 15.9/12 − 2/11 =
  16. 16.4/8 + 2/12 =
  17. 17.2/12 + 6/9 =
  18. 18.2/10 + 1/3 =
  19. 19.5/11 + 1/2 =
  20. 20.5/10 + 1/2 =
  21. 21.9/10 + 6/10 =
  22. 22.8/10 − 2/5 =
  23. 23.2/4 + 2/11 =
  24. 24.5/12 + 4/12 =
  25. 25.2/6 − 1/6 =
  26. 26.7/9 − 1/4 =
  27. 27.3/5 − 1/3 =
  28. 28.1/3 + 6/7 =
  29. 29.2/3 + 9/10 =
  30. 30.2/8 − 1/7 =
  31. 31.2/4 + 1/2 =
  32. 32.3/6 − 1/3 =
  33. 33.3/4 − 3/6 =
  34. 34.2/4 − 1/7 =
  35. 35.3/4 − 3/5 =
  36. 36.1/7 + 1/2 =
  37. 37.3/5 − 2/4 =
  38. 38.8/11 + 1/2 =
  39. 39.1/2 + 1/3 =
  40. 40.1/2 + 3/4 =

Answer key

  1. 16/35
  2. 11/15
  3. 13/42
  4. 2/9
  5. 1/20
  6. 4/15
  7. 2/3
  8. 1
  9. 13/8
  10. 7/12
  11. 15/14
  12. 9/10
  13. 75/56
  14. 48/35
  15. 25/44
  16. 2/3
  17. 5/6
  18. 8/15
  19. 21/22
  20. 1
  21. 3/2
  22. 2/5
  23. 15/22
  24. 3/4
  25. 1/6
  26. 19/36
  27. 4/15
  28. 25/21
  29. 47/30
  30. 3/28
  31. 1
  32. 1/6
  33. 1/4
  34. 5/14
  35. 3/20
  36. 9/14
  37. 1/10
  38. 27/22
  39. 5/6
  40. 5/4

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