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
- 1.1/2 + 10/11 =
- 2.2/9 + 4/10 =
- 3.7/8 + 9/11 =
- 4.1/3 + 3/9 =
- 5.1/3 + 9/11 =
- 6.7/8 + 1/4 =
- 7.8/9 − 1/10 =
- 8.2/4 + 2/3 =
- 9.1/2 − 2/7 =
- 10.3/9 − 1/4 =
- 11.5/6 − 1/3 =
- 12.1/12 + 2/4 =
- 13.5/8 − 1/2 =
- 14.3/9 + 1/3 =
- 15.7/10 + 1/4 =
- 16.3/4 + 2/7 =
- 17.4/5 − 1/3 =
- 18.1/11 + 2/9 =
- 19.1/2 + 1/4 =
- 20.3/11 − 2/10 =
- 21.10/11 + 1/2 =
- 22.3/10 + 1/6 =
- 23.3/4 + 2/9 =
- 24.5/10 − 1/4 =
- 25.1/2 − 1/12 =
- 26.10/12 − 1/2 =
- 27.1/4 − 1/6 =
- 28.2/9 + 1/3 =
- 29.1/4 + 4/9 =
- 30.6/10 + 9/10 =
- 31.2/3 − 1/2 =
- 32.6/11 + 3/5 =
- 33.5/12 − 1/10 =
- 34.8/9 − 1/8 =
- 35.5/8 − 1/9 =
- 36.1/12 + 4/6 =
- 37.2/3 − 3/5 =
- 38.2/3 − 1/4 =
- 39.3/5 − 6/12 =
- 40.2/11 + 4/7 =
Answer key
- 31/22
- 28/45
- 149/88
- 2/3
- 38/33
- 9/8
- 71/90
- 7/6
- 3/14
- 1/12
- 1/2
- 7/12
- 1/8
- 2/3
- 19/20
- 29/28
- 7/15
- 31/99
- 3/4
- 4/55
- 31/22
- 7/15
- 35/36
- 1/4
- 5/12
- 1/3
- 1/12
- 5/9
- 25/36
- 3/2
- 1/6
- 63/55
- 19/60
- 55/72
- 37/72
- 3/4
- 1/15
- 5/12
- 1/10
- 58/77
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