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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 167 · 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. 1.3/6 + 1/5 =
  2. 2.2/3 + 6/7 =
  3. 3.7/10 − 2/8 =
  4. 4.2/7 + 2/3 =
  5. 5.2/7 + 4/8 =
  6. 6.2/3 + 7/11 =
  7. 7.4/6 + 8/10 =
  8. 8.2/4 + 5/9 =
  9. 9.4/5 + 6/9 =
  10. 10.6/7 − 7/11 =
  11. 11.1/2 + 4/7 =
  12. 12.2/4 + 2/3 =
  13. 13.4/5 − 2/4 =
  14. 14.2/4 + 1/9 =
  15. 15.1/2 + 1/6 =
  16. 16.9/11 + 5/11 =
  17. 17.4/6 − 3/6 =
  18. 18.2/3 + 1/2 =
  19. 19.8/11 − 2/4 =
  20. 20.7/10 + 2/6 =
  21. 21.7/8 − 6/7 =
  22. 22.3/5 − 1/5 =
  23. 23.1/10 + 2/12 =
  24. 24.7/11 − 5/11 =
  25. 25.2/3 + 6/8 =
  26. 26.1/2 − 1/9 =
  27. 27.1/5 + 9/11 =
  28. 28.3/4 − 1/4 =
  29. 29.3/5 − 5/9 =
  30. 30.3/9 + 1/8 =
  31. 31.1/2 − 1/6 =
  32. 32.8/12 + 3/9 =
  33. 33.2/3 − 1/3 =
  34. 34.3/4 + 10/11 =
  35. 35.5/11 + 1/2 =
  36. 36.1/4 + 4/8 =
  37. 37.5/11 + 2/6 =
  38. 38.4/6 + 1/4 =
  39. 39.1/4 + 6/7 =
  40. 40.2/6 + 8/10 =

Answer key

  1. 7/10
  2. 32/21
  3. 9/20
  4. 20/21
  5. 11/14
  6. 43/33
  7. 22/15
  8. 19/18
  9. 22/15
  10. 17/77
  11. 15/14
  12. 7/6
  13. 3/10
  14. 11/18
  15. 2/3
  16. 14/11
  17. 1/6
  18. 7/6
  19. 5/22
  20. 31/30
  21. 1/56
  22. 2/5
  23. 4/15
  24. 2/11
  25. 17/12
  26. 7/18
  27. 56/55
  28. 1/2
  29. 2/45
  30. 11/24
  31. 1/3
  32. 1
  33. 1/3
  34. 73/44
  35. 21/22
  36. 3/4
  37. 26/33
  38. 11/12
  39. 31/28
  40. 17/15

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