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
- 1.3/5 + 8/9 =
- 2.2/7 + 2/4 =
- 3.1/3 + 5/9 =
- 4.4/5 + 1/2 =
- 5.6/11 − 1/4 =
- 6.9/12 − 2/4 =
- 7.2/5 + 5/11 =
- 8.7/10 + 7/10 =
- 9.2/3 + 2/5 =
- 10.1/2 + 3/4 =
- 11.3/7 + 1/3 =
- 12.2/4 − 4/9 =
- 13.1/3 − 2/7 =
- 14.9/12 + 1/5 =
- 15.8/11 + 2/9 =
- 16.3/11 + 1/3 =
- 17.7/10 + 4/10 =
- 18.1/4 + 1/2 =
- 19.2/6 − 1/9 =
- 20.6/7 − 4/7 =
- 21.1/3 + 1/3 =
- 22.2/3 − 1/6 =
- 23.4/10 + 2/9 =
- 24.2/11 − 2/12 =
- 25.6/10 + 7/10 =
- 26.5/12 − 2/11 =
- 27.2/4 + 1/5 =
- 28.5/9 − 3/8 =
- 29.6/7 − 2/6 =
- 30.2/4 − 1/3 =
- 31.2/4 − 2/6 =
- 32.1/7 + 9/10 =
- 33.10/12 − 5/7 =
- 34.3/11 + 1/3 =
- 35.3/8 − 2/6 =
- 36.5/7 − 2/10 =
- 37.5/9 − 1/5 =
- 38.1/3 + 3/4 =
- 39.6/10 − 3/11 =
- 40.1/7 + 5/6 =
Answer key
- 67/45
- 11/14
- 8/9
- 13/10
- 13/44
- 1/4
- 47/55
- 7/5
- 16/15
- 5/4
- 16/21
- 1/18
- 1/21
- 19/20
- 94/99
- 20/33
- 11/10
- 3/4
- 2/9
- 2/7
- 2/3
- 1/2
- 28/45
- 1/66
- 13/10
- 31/132
- 7/10
- 13/72
- 11/21
- 1/6
- 1/6
- 73/70
- 5/42
- 20/33
- 1/24
- 18/35
- 16/45
- 13/12
- 18/55
- 41/42
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