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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 392 · 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. 1.3/12 + 1/5 =
  2. 2.8/9 + 1/3 =
  3. 3.2/6 + 1/10 =
  4. 4.5/6 − 1/4 =
  5. 5.5/7 + 1/4 =
  6. 6.1/2 − 1/3 =
  7. 7.1/3 + 2/4 =
  8. 8.2/4 + 3/6 =
  9. 9.3/7 + 6/11 =
  10. 10.2/3 − 1/4 =
  11. 11.4/7 − 1/2 =
  12. 12.5/7 + 1/7 =
  13. 13.6/7 + 8/11 =
  14. 14.1/2 + 1/2 =
  15. 15.7/9 − 3/4 =
  16. 16.3/4 − 4/10 =
  17. 17.9/10 + 1/3 =
  18. 18.3/10 + 1/2 =
  19. 19.3/12 − 1/5 =
  20. 20.8/10 − 1/2 =
  21. 21.1/4 + 5/12 =
  22. 22.6/7 − 1/7 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 2/6 =
  24. 24.6/8 − 1/6 =
  25. 25.1/5 + 2/3 =
  26. 26.1/5 + 1/2 =
  27. 27.3/4 − 1/4 =
  28. 28.3/9 + 9/12 =
  29. 29.7/9 − 2/3 =
  30. 30.2/3 − 4/12 =
  31. 31.1/10 + 5/10 =
  32. 32.3/4 − 4/8 =
  33. 33.4/5 − 4/6 =
  34. 34.7/11 + 9/10 =
  35. 35.2/3 + 3/4 =
  36. 36.8/9 + 5/12 =
  37. 37.5/9 − 2/4 =
  38. 38.2/7 + 1/2 =
  39. 39.7/9 + 4/6 =
  40. 40.2/12 + 1/3 =

Answer key

  1. 9/20
  2. 11/9
  3. 13/30
  4. 7/12
  5. 27/28
  6. 1/6
  7. 5/6
  8. 1
  9. 75/77
  10. 5/12
  11. 1/14
  12. 6/7
  13. 122/77
  14. 1
  15. 1/36
  16. 7/20
  17. 37/30
  18. 4/5
  19. 1/20
  20. 3/10
  21. 2/3
  22. 5/7
  23. 5/6
  24. 7/12
  25. 13/15
  26. 7/10
  27. 1/2
  28. 13/12
  29. 1/9
  30. 1/3
  31. 3/5
  32. 1/4
  33. 2/15
  34. 169/110
  35. 17/12
  36. 47/36
  37. 1/18
  38. 11/14
  39. 13/9
  40. 1/2

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