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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 495 · 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 + 1/4 =
  2. 2.4/12 + 11/12 =
  3. 3.6/7 − 5/9 =
  4. 4.1/2 − 1/9 =
  5. 5.5/9 + 3/4 =
  6. 6.4/11 − 2/10 =
  7. 7.4/7 − 1/3 =
  8. 8.5/7 + 3/11 =
  9. 9.3/4 + 7/9 =
  10. 10.4/6 + 2/3 =
  11. 11.4/5 + 9/10 =
  12. 12.3/5 + 2/5 =
  13. 13.1/2 + 11/12 =
  14. 14.1/3 + 3/9 =
  15. 15.3/10 + 1/2 =
  16. 16.1/2 + 1/4 =
  17. 17.5/6 − 1/11 =
  18. 18.2/9 + 2/4 =
  19. 19.3/4 + 2/3 =
  20. 20.2/5 + 1/2 =
  21. 21.1/12 + 3/4 =
  22. 22.3/8 − 1/6 =
  23. 23.2/5 − 1/7 =
  24. 24.3/4 + 1/3 =
  25. 25.5/6 + 8/9 =
  26. 26.5/6 + 3/9 =
  27. 27.7/11 + 1/4 =
  28. 28.1/2 − 3/12 =
  29. 29.6/9 − 3/7 =
  30. 30.6/9 − 2/12 =
  31. 31.4/5 + 10/12 =
  32. 32.2/3 − 1/5 =
  33. 33.4/5 + 8/11 =
  34. 34.2/8 + 2/11 =
  35. 35.7/10 − 1/4 =
  36. 36.3/4 − 2/8 =
  37. 37.2/5 + 2/11 =
  38. 38.1/3 + 1/9 =
  39. 39.3/4 + 1/5 =
  40. 40.5/10 − 1/3 =

Answer key

  1. 25/36
  2. 5/4
  3. 19/63
  4. 7/18
  5. 47/36
  6. 9/55
  7. 5/21
  8. 76/77
  9. 55/36
  10. 4/3
  11. 17/10
  12. 1
  13. 17/12
  14. 2/3
  15. 4/5
  16. 3/4
  17. 49/66
  18. 13/18
  19. 17/12
  20. 9/10
  21. 5/6
  22. 5/24
  23. 9/35
  24. 13/12
  25. 31/18
  26. 7/6
  27. 39/44
  28. 1/4
  29. 5/21
  30. 1/2
  31. 49/30
  32. 7/15
  33. 84/55
  34. 19/44
  35. 9/20
  36. 1/2
  37. 32/55
  38. 4/9
  39. 19/20
  40. 1/6

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