Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet
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
- 1.3/4 + 2/3 =
- 2.4/7 − 3/8 =
- 3.6/7 − 7/12 =
- 4.1/3 + 1/9 =
- 5.4/10 + 3/10 =
- 6.6/8 + 5/7 =
- 7.5/8 + 3/4 =
- 8.1/3 + 1/2 =
- 9.6/10 + 5/8 =
- 10.1/3 − 1/7 =
- 11.1/11 + 3/5 =
- 12.1/11 + 10/12 =
- 13.1/4 + 1/4 =
- 14.4/6 + 6/7 =
- 15.4/6 + 4/11 =
- 16.11/12 − 1/2 =
- 17.5/11 − 2/8 =
- 18.2/6 − 1/6 =
- 19.6/12 + 2/7 =
- 20.3/6 + 3/5 =
- 21.3/4 + 1/3 =
- 22.2/6 + 2/8 =
- 23.3/10 − 1/6 =
- 24.1/4 − 2/9 =
- 25.1/7 + 1/8 =
- 26.5/9 + 1/2 =
- 27.8/12 − 4/7 =
- 28.1/5 + 1/3 =
- 29.3/4 − 3/9 =
- 30.2/6 + 5/6 =
- 31.2/4 + 2/3 =
- 32.1/3 + 1/2 =
- 33.1/6 + 8/11 =
- 34.2/3 + 4/6 =
- 35.1/7 + 5/7 =
- 36.2/3 − 2/5 =
- 37.2/9 + 3/5 =
- 38.11/12 + 7/12 =
- 39.5/11 + 4/5 =
- 40.8/12 + 1/2 =
Answer key
- 17/12
- 11/56
- 23/84
- 4/9
- 7/10
- 41/28
- 11/8
- 5/6
- 49/40
- 4/21
- 38/55
- 61/66
- 1/2
- 32/21
- 34/33
- 5/12
- 9/44
- 1/6
- 11/14
- 11/10
- 13/12
- 7/12
- 2/15
- 1/36
- 15/56
- 19/18
- 2/21
- 8/15
- 5/12
- 7/6
- 7/6
- 5/6
- 59/66
- 4/3
- 6/7
- 4/15
- 37/45
- 3/2
- 69/55
- 7/6
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