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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 4 · 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. 1.4/9 + 5/9 =
  2. 2.1/2 − 3/8 =
  3. 3.4/11 − 1/5 =
  4. 4.4/8 + 3/6 =
  5. 5.1/2 + 4/5 =
  6. 6.2/3 + 6/12 =
  7. 7.8/9 + 1/12 =
  8. 8.3/7 + 4/5 =
  9. 9.5/8 − 2/10 =
  10. 10.2/5 + 5/9 =
  11. 11.1/6 − 1/10 =
  12. 12.4/5 − 2/3 =
  13. 13.2/3 − 1/2 =
  14. 14.1/7 + 1/2 =
  15. 15.1/3 + 7/9 =
  16. 16.1/2 − 1/3 =
  17. 17.3/5 − 1/3 =
  18. 18.1/3 − 1/6 =
  19. 19.4/10 + 2/7 =
  20. 20.11/12 + 2/3 =
  21. 21.3/8 + 1/2 =
  22. 22.3/4 + 1/3 =
  23. 23.2/3 + 2/3 =
  24. 24.1/6 + 1/2 =
  25. 25.2/8 + 5/7 =
  26. 26.1/2 + 1/2 =
  27. 27.2/11 + 2/4 =
  28. 28.2/5 + 3/8 =
  29. 29.4/8 + 1/6 =
  30. 30.5/8 − 2/12 =
  31. 31.2/5 + 2/3 =
  32. 32.3/4 − 3/7 =
  33. 33.7/9 + 1/3 =
  34. 34.5/7 − 4/11 =
  35. 35.8/10 − 3/9 =
  36. 36.3/4 − 4/6 =
  37. 37.4/5 + 2/3 =
  38. 38.8/10 − 4/12 =
  39. 39.6/8 + 5/8 =
  40. 40.3/5 + 1/6 =

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1/8
  3. 9/55
  4. 1
  5. 13/10
  6. 7/6
  7. 35/36
  8. 43/35
  9. 17/40
  10. 43/45
  11. 1/15
  12. 2/15
  13. 1/6
  14. 9/14
  15. 10/9
  16. 1/6
  17. 4/15
  18. 1/6
  19. 24/35
  20. 19/12
  21. 7/8
  22. 13/12
  23. 4/3
  24. 2/3
  25. 27/28
  26. 1
  27. 15/22
  28. 31/40
  29. 2/3
  30. 11/24
  31. 16/15
  32. 9/28
  33. 10/9
  34. 27/77
  35. 7/15
  36. 1/12
  37. 22/15
  38. 7/15
  39. 11/8
  40. 23/30

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