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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 269 · 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. 1.1/2 + 1/7 =
  2. 2.3/4 − 2/7 =
  3. 3.7/8 − 5/6 =
  4. 4.4/5 + 2/4 =
  5. 5.6/12 + 4/8 =
  6. 6.2/3 + 1/5 =
  7. 7.1/6 + 1/2 =
  8. 8.5/6 + 6/9 =
  9. 9.2/3 − 2/10 =
  10. 10.3/5 + 2/3 =
  11. 11.4/5 − 1/2 =
  12. 12.3/8 − 1/12 =
  13. 13.6/8 + 1/2 =
  14. 14.2/4 + 4/7 =
  15. 15.4/6 − 1/2 =
  16. 16.3/4 + 2/10 =
  17. 17.10/12 − 1/6 =
  18. 18.4/5 + 3/10 =
  19. 19.3/7 + 2/3 =
  20. 20.9/10 + 6/11 =
  21. 21.1/9 + 1/2 =
  22. 22.3/5 + 1/4 =
  23. 23.6/11 − 1/9 =
  24. 24.9/11 + 1/2 =
  25. 25.1/10 + 2/3 =
  26. 26.1/4 + 3/6 =
  27. 27.3/5 + 1/2 =
  28. 28.1/5 + 5/9 =
  29. 29.3/6 + 1/3 =
  30. 30.7/11 + 1/7 =
  31. 31.2/4 + 1/2 =
  32. 32.8/12 − 1/5 =
  33. 33.10/11 − 2/3 =
  34. 34.3/11 + 5/9 =
  35. 35.5/7 + 1/4 =
  36. 36.1/3 + 1/2 =
  37. 37.4/7 + 1/9 =
  38. 38.1/6 + 2/4 =
  39. 39.2/6 + 3/9 =
  40. 40.3/4 + 2/6 =

Answer key

  1. 9/14
  2. 13/28
  3. 1/24
  4. 13/10
  5. 1
  6. 13/15
  7. 2/3
  8. 3/2
  9. 7/15
  10. 19/15
  11. 3/10
  12. 7/24
  13. 5/4
  14. 15/14
  15. 1/6
  16. 19/20
  17. 2/3
  18. 11/10
  19. 23/21
  20. 159/110
  21. 11/18
  22. 17/20
  23. 43/99
  24. 29/22
  25. 23/30
  26. 3/4
  27. 11/10
  28. 34/45
  29. 5/6
  30. 60/77
  31. 1
  32. 7/15
  33. 8/33
  34. 82/99
  35. 27/28
  36. 5/6
  37. 43/63
  38. 2/3
  39. 2/3
  40. 13/12

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