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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 230 · 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. 1.6/10 − 3/11 =
  2. 2.2/3 − 1/4 =
  3. 3.2/8 − 1/5 =
  4. 4.2/4 + 4/12 =
  5. 5.1/10 + 9/10 =
  6. 6.7/11 + 2/4 =
  7. 7.8/9 − 1/5 =
  8. 8.11/12 + 5/10 =
  9. 9.1/2 − 1/11 =
  10. 10.4/7 − 1/4 =
  11. 11.1/3 + 10/11 =
  12. 12.1/10 + 2/5 =
  13. 13.1/2 − 1/7 =
  14. 14.3/7 − 2/8 =
  15. 15.1/3 + 1/2 =
  16. 16.6/7 + 7/11 =
  17. 17.5/8 − 2/7 =
  18. 18.2/9 + 5/7 =
  19. 19.4/5 − 4/9 =
  20. 20.3/4 − 4/12 =
  21. 21.4/5 + 8/11 =
  22. 22.1/2 + 1/2 =
  23. 23.4/7 + 4/10 =
  24. 24.5/12 + 3/9 =
  25. 25.1/5 + 4/7 =
  26. 26.7/12 − 4/11 =
  27. 27.4/6 + 1/8 =
  28. 28.1/3 + 1/8 =
  29. 29.6/11 − 4/9 =
  30. 30.2/6 − 1/9 =
  31. 31.2/3 + 1/3 =
  32. 32.4/5 − 6/9 =
  33. 33.7/9 − 2/3 =
  34. 34.2/11 + 1/4 =
  35. 35.9/11 − 2/3 =
  36. 36.4/12 + 2/5 =
  37. 37.4/5 − 1/3 =
  38. 38.2/4 + 1/3 =
  39. 39.2/4 + 2/4 =
  40. 40.1/4 + 2/3 =

Answer key

  1. 18/55
  2. 5/12
  3. 1/20
  4. 5/6
  5. 1
  6. 25/22
  7. 31/45
  8. 17/12
  9. 9/22
  10. 9/28
  11. 41/33
  12. 1/2
  13. 5/14
  14. 5/28
  15. 5/6
  16. 115/77
  17. 19/56
  18. 59/63
  19. 16/45
  20. 5/12
  21. 84/55
  22. 1
  23. 34/35
  24. 3/4
  25. 27/35
  26. 29/132
  27. 19/24
  28. 11/24
  29. 10/99
  30. 2/9
  31. 1
  32. 2/15
  33. 1/9
  34. 19/44
  35. 5/33
  36. 11/15
  37. 7/15
  38. 5/6
  39. 1
  40. 11/12

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