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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 413 · 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. 1.2/3 − 1/5 =
  2. 2.3/4 − 2/11 =
  3. 3.5/8 − 1/2 =
  4. 4.6/10 + 7/11 =
  5. 5.3/5 + 3/9 =
  6. 6.9/10 − 6/9 =
  7. 7.2/3 + 9/10 =
  8. 8.6/8 + 9/11 =
  9. 9.10/12 + 1/2 =
  10. 10.1/2 + 4/6 =
  11. 11.3/6 + 1/10 =
  12. 12.4/5 + 3/5 =
  13. 13.3/4 + 3/11 =
  14. 14.3/6 + 1/2 =
  15. 15.3/4 − 1/2 =
  16. 16.8/12 + 2/10 =
  17. 17.11/12 + 1/12 =
  18. 18.4/6 + 1/2 =
  19. 19.2/3 − 1/2 =
  20. 20.7/11 − 2/4 =
  21. 21.4/5 − 1/2 =
  22. 22.3/4 − 2/4 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 1/2 =
  24. 24.2/4 − 1/5 =
  25. 25.4/10 + 1/7 =
  26. 26.3/5 + 2/3 =
  27. 27.5/7 + 2/11 =
  28. 28.1/6 + 1/2 =
  29. 29.1/6 + 4/9 =
  30. 30.1/2 + 3/5 =
  31. 31.9/12 − 1/3 =
  32. 32.1/3 + 5/8 =
  33. 33.1/2 − 1/4 =
  34. 34.5/7 + 1/7 =
  35. 35.1/6 + 2/12 =
  36. 36.2/4 + 1/7 =
  37. 37.5/9 + 1/2 =
  38. 38.9/11 − 1/5 =
  39. 39.3/7 + 1/8 =
  40. 40.5/7 + 2/4 =

Answer key

  1. 7/15
  2. 25/44
  3. 1/8
  4. 68/55
  5. 14/15
  6. 7/30
  7. 47/30
  8. 69/44
  9. 4/3
  10. 7/6
  11. 3/5
  12. 7/5
  13. 45/44
  14. 1
  15. 1/4
  16. 13/15
  17. 1
  18. 7/6
  19. 1/6
  20. 3/22
  21. 3/10
  22. 1/4
  23. 1
  24. 3/10
  25. 19/35
  26. 19/15
  27. 69/77
  28. 2/3
  29. 11/18
  30. 11/10
  31. 5/12
  32. 23/24
  33. 1/4
  34. 6/7
  35. 1/3
  36. 9/14
  37. 19/18
  38. 34/55
  39. 31/56
  40. 17/14

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