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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 405 · 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. 1.2/5 + 10/12 =
  2. 2.1/2 − 3/8 =
  3. 3.4/9 + 4/10 =
  4. 4.6/9 − 1/2 =
  5. 5.2/10 + 1/12 =
  6. 6.4/5 − 2/3 =
  7. 7.7/9 + 3/4 =
  8. 8.2/5 − 2/12 =
  9. 9.6/7 − 3/5 =
  10. 10.2/6 + 1/3 =
  11. 11.7/9 − 2/3 =
  12. 12.8/9 + 1/2 =
  13. 13.2/3 − 1/2 =
  14. 14.1/3 + 2/9 =
  15. 15.9/12 + 1/4 =
  16. 16.2/9 + 7/10 =
  17. 17.1/2 − 1/11 =
  18. 18.8/11 + 2/3 =
  19. 19.9/10 + 2/11 =
  20. 20.10/12 + 2/4 =
  21. 21.4/8 − 3/8 =
  22. 22.5/9 − 2/7 =
  23. 23.5/10 + 7/12 =
  24. 24.4/10 − 2/8 =
  25. 25.5/12 + 3/12 =
  26. 26.2/3 − 2/4 =
  27. 27.1/2 + 3/9 =
  28. 28.5/6 + 1/2 =
  29. 29.4/11 + 4/8 =
  30. 30.5/6 − 1/5 =
  31. 31.9/10 − 2/7 =
  32. 32.3/10 + 4/10 =
  33. 33.2/5 + 4/12 =
  34. 34.1/2 + 2/4 =
  35. 35.7/8 − 7/12 =
  36. 36.1/2 − 1/12 =
  37. 37.3/11 + 1/4 =
  38. 38.4/5 + 1/3 =
  39. 39.1/5 + 1/4 =
  40. 40.5/6 − 1/9 =

Answer key

  1. 37/30
  2. 1/8
  3. 38/45
  4. 1/6
  5. 17/60
  6. 2/15
  7. 55/36
  8. 7/30
  9. 9/35
  10. 2/3
  11. 1/9
  12. 25/18
  13. 1/6
  14. 5/9
  15. 1
  16. 83/90
  17. 9/22
  18. 46/33
  19. 119/110
  20. 4/3
  21. 1/8
  22. 17/63
  23. 13/12
  24. 3/20
  25. 2/3
  26. 1/6
  27. 5/6
  28. 4/3
  29. 19/22
  30. 19/30
  31. 43/70
  32. 7/10
  33. 11/15
  34. 1
  35. 7/24
  36. 5/12
  37. 23/44
  38. 17/15
  39. 9/20
  40. 13/18

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