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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 153 · 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. 1.2/7 − 1/9 =
  2. 2.1/3 − 1/4 =
  3. 3.7/10 + 2/9 =
  4. 4.2/10 + 8/11 =
  5. 5.6/9 − 3/12 =
  6. 6.3/8 + 3/11 =
  7. 7.9/10 − 2/5 =
  8. 8.7/8 + 1/3 =
  9. 9.5/8 + 4/6 =
  10. 10.4/8 + 3/6 =
  11. 11.2/11 + 5/7 =
  12. 12.1/3 + 2/10 =
  13. 13.1/3 + 4/7 =
  14. 14.1/3 − 1/6 =
  15. 15.1/2 + 1/4 =
  16. 16.8/10 + 4/5 =
  17. 17.9/11 − 5/10 =
  18. 18.2/3 − 4/7 =
  19. 19.3/12 + 3/9 =
  20. 20.1/4 + 2/4 =
  21. 21.2/8 + 1/7 =
  22. 22.2/4 + 1/2 =
  23. 23.2/6 − 1/6 =
  24. 24.2/3 + 6/8 =
  25. 25.1/9 + 2/4 =
  26. 26.1/2 + 8/9 =
  27. 27.2/5 + 1/2 =
  28. 28.4/8 + 2/5 =
  29. 29.8/11 − 4/6 =
  30. 30.4/9 + 6/7 =
  31. 31.11/12 − 1/2 =
  32. 32.10/12 − 1/4 =
  33. 33.1/2 + 3/5 =
  34. 34.1/6 + 7/11 =
  35. 35.6/12 − 1/10 =
  36. 36.1/3 − 1/12 =
  37. 37.1/2 + 3/10 =
  38. 38.1/3 + 3/9 =
  39. 39.2/3 + 4/5 =
  40. 40.2/4 + 3/9 =

Answer key

  1. 11/63
  2. 1/12
  3. 83/90
  4. 51/55
  5. 5/12
  6. 57/88
  7. 1/2
  8. 29/24
  9. 31/24
  10. 1
  11. 69/77
  12. 8/15
  13. 19/21
  14. 1/6
  15. 3/4
  16. 8/5
  17. 7/22
  18. 2/21
  19. 7/12
  20. 3/4
  21. 11/28
  22. 1
  23. 1/6
  24. 17/12
  25. 11/18
  26. 25/18
  27. 9/10
  28. 9/10
  29. 2/33
  30. 82/63
  31. 5/12
  32. 7/12
  33. 11/10
  34. 53/66
  35. 2/5
  36. 1/4
  37. 4/5
  38. 2/3
  39. 22/15
  40. 5/6

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