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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 444 · 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. 1.2/6 − 2/12 =
  2. 2.5/9 − 2/4 =
  3. 3.1/3 + 2/6 =
  4. 4.3/7 + 2/4 =
  5. 5.3/11 + 1/2 =
  6. 6.1/10 + 8/10 =
  7. 7.7/9 − 2/12 =
  8. 8.3/4 − 3/11 =
  9. 9.2/4 + 7/12 =
  10. 10.4/7 + 6/9 =
  11. 11.5/11 + 2/4 =
  12. 12.5/6 + 2/3 =
  13. 13.6/8 − 1/11 =
  14. 14.4/8 + 7/9 =
  15. 15.3/11 + 4/6 =
  16. 16.5/9 + 1/4 =
  17. 17.9/10 − 6/10 =
  18. 18.4/7 + 3/9 =
  19. 19.5/6 − 2/4 =
  20. 20.1/5 + 9/11 =
  21. 21.3/5 − 5/10 =
  22. 22.5/12 + 1/6 =
  23. 23.1/7 + 4/5 =
  24. 24.2/4 − 2/9 =
  25. 25.1/5 + 9/12 =
  26. 26.3/8 + 1/11 =
  27. 27.1/4 + 7/9 =
  28. 28.3/5 + 3/10 =
  29. 29.5/7 + 2/3 =
  30. 30.4/6 + 3/5 =
  31. 31.2/4 + 2/12 =
  32. 32.1/10 + 1/3 =
  33. 33.1/12 + 2/6 =
  34. 34.7/8 + 3/7 =
  35. 35.1/3 − 3/10 =
  36. 36.3/7 + 3/11 =
  37. 37.2/3 + 3/12 =
  38. 38.1/10 + 8/10 =
  39. 39.6/9 − 1/2 =
  40. 40.10/12 − 7/9 =

Answer key

  1. 1/6
  2. 1/18
  3. 2/3
  4. 13/14
  5. 17/22
  6. 9/10
  7. 11/18
  8. 21/44
  9. 13/12
  10. 26/21
  11. 21/22
  12. 3/2
  13. 29/44
  14. 23/18
  15. 31/33
  16. 29/36
  17. 3/10
  18. 19/21
  19. 1/3
  20. 56/55
  21. 1/10
  22. 7/12
  23. 33/35
  24. 5/18
  25. 19/20
  26. 41/88
  27. 37/36
  28. 9/10
  29. 29/21
  30. 19/15
  31. 2/3
  32. 13/30
  33. 5/12
  34. 73/56
  35. 1/30
  36. 54/77
  37. 11/12
  38. 9/10
  39. 1/6
  40. 1/18

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