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
- 1.10/12 + 5/6 =
- 2.1/5 + 2/4 =
- 3.2/9 + 4/10 =
- 4.1/3 + 7/11 =
- 5.1/10 + 2/6 =
- 6.2/4 − 3/7 =
- 7.2/4 + 7/8 =
- 8.3/11 + 3/4 =
- 9.5/11 − 1/4 =
- 10.11/12 + 2/7 =
- 11.1/2 − 1/7 =
- 12.1/4 + 3/6 =
- 13.2/3 + 6/9 =
- 14.3/8 + 2/12 =
- 15.7/10 + 3/7 =
- 16.5/6 − 4/7 =
- 17.2/11 + 8/10 =
- 18.3/4 − 1/2 =
- 19.5/12 + 9/12 =
- 20.8/9 − 1/8 =
- 21.3/7 + 5/6 =
- 22.4/9 − 2/6 =
- 23.1/5 + 1/11 =
- 24.10/12 − 1/3 =
- 25.3/4 + 1/5 =
- 26.2/12 + 2/9 =
- 27.4/6 + 2/3 =
- 28.6/8 − 6/10 =
- 29.2/9 + 2/7 =
- 30.3/4 + 3/10 =
- 31.7/10 − 2/5 =
- 32.3/12 + 1/11 =
- 33.3/4 − 1/3 =
- 34.6/11 + 2/3 =
- 35.6/9 − 1/3 =
- 36.7/11 + 1/3 =
- 37.5/10 + 1/2 =
- 38.6/8 + 1/2 =
- 39.3/4 − 1/3 =
- 40.1/6 + 6/7 =
Answer key
- 5/3
- 7/10
- 28/45
- 32/33
- 13/30
- 1/14
- 11/8
- 45/44
- 9/44
- 101/84
- 5/14
- 3/4
- 4/3
- 13/24
- 79/70
- 11/42
- 54/55
- 1/4
- 7/6
- 55/72
- 53/42
- 1/9
- 16/55
- 1/2
- 19/20
- 7/18
- 4/3
- 3/20
- 32/63
- 21/20
- 3/10
- 15/44
- 5/12
- 40/33
- 1/3
- 32/33
- 1
- 5/4
- 5/12
- 43/42
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