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
- 1.3/6 + 1/2 =
- 2.1/4 + 10/11 =
- 3.3/10 + 5/7 =
- 4.5/10 + 2/3 =
- 5.1/6 + 5/9 =
- 6.1/7 + 2/4 =
- 7.1/2 + 10/11 =
- 8.1/6 + 2/9 =
- 9.1/2 + 3/6 =
- 10.1/3 − 1/6 =
- 11.2/9 + 1/2 =
- 12.1/4 + 9/11 =
- 13.1/12 + 3/10 =
- 14.9/12 + 4/10 =
- 15.3/8 + 3/8 =
- 16.4/10 + 1/2 =
- 17.2/5 − 2/7 =
- 18.4/11 + 2/7 =
- 19.9/11 − 4/7 =
- 20.11/12 − 1/4 =
- 21.5/11 + 8/10 =
- 22.6/8 + 1/5 =
- 23.1/3 + 6/7 =
- 24.2/3 − 5/10 =
- 25.1/12 + 2/5 =
- 26.3/4 − 2/3 =
- 27.5/7 + 1/9 =
- 28.5/12 − 2/6 =
- 29.1/2 − 1/3 =
- 30.3/4 + 1/4 =
- 31.3/9 + 2/3 =
- 32.1/5 + 5/11 =
- 33.1/2 + 6/12 =
- 34.1/3 + 1/3 =
- 35.2/8 + 2/5 =
- 36.1/9 + 1/9 =
- 37.3/12 + 1/2 =
- 38.1/4 + 3/8 =
- 39.2/3 − 1/3 =
- 40.8/12 + 1/2 =
Answer key
- 1
- 51/44
- 71/70
- 7/6
- 13/18
- 9/14
- 31/22
- 7/18
- 1
- 1/6
- 13/18
- 47/44
- 23/60
- 23/20
- 3/4
- 9/10
- 4/35
- 50/77
- 19/77
- 2/3
- 69/55
- 19/20
- 25/21
- 1/6
- 29/60
- 1/12
- 52/63
- 1/12
- 1/6
- 1
- 1
- 36/55
- 1
- 2/3
- 13/20
- 2/9
- 3/4
- 5/8
- 1/3
- 7/6
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