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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 602 · 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. 1.2/4 + 5/6 =
  2. 2.1/4 + 2/8 =
  3. 3.4/6 + 1/3 =
  4. 4.5/10 + 6/7 =
  5. 5.1/2 + 3/9 =
  6. 6.1/8 + 2/3 =
  7. 7.3/5 + 3/9 =
  8. 8.1/10 + 4/10 =
  9. 9.4/5 + 1/11 =
  10. 10.2/6 + 1/8 =
  11. 11.5/8 + 3/12 =
  12. 12.3/7 − 1/5 =
  13. 13.2/7 + 3/6 =
  14. 14.3/5 + 4/5 =
  15. 15.1/2 − 1/6 =
  16. 16.2/4 + 7/8 =
  17. 17.1/3 + 1/2 =
  18. 18.2/5 − 1/3 =
  19. 19.2/4 − 2/11 =
  20. 20.3/6 − 1/4 =
  21. 21.2/3 − 5/11 =
  22. 22.4/9 + 2/5 =
  23. 23.2/3 − 3/6 =
  24. 24.5/6 + 6/7 =
  25. 25.1/3 − 1/4 =
  26. 26.11/12 + 1/2 =
  27. 27.2/7 − 1/4 =
  28. 28.6/12 + 2/8 =
  29. 29.3/7 − 1/11 =
  30. 30.4/6 − 3/6 =
  31. 31.6/10 + 3/5 =
  32. 32.1/4 − 1/6 =
  33. 33.1/2 + 7/10 =
  34. 34.9/11 + 2/4 =
  35. 35.6/8 − 1/2 =
  36. 36.2/9 + 5/12 =
  37. 37.4/5 + 5/7 =
  38. 38.1/2 − 1/6 =
  39. 39.1/4 + 6/8 =
  40. 40.2/3 − 1/2 =

Answer key

  1. 4/3
  2. 1/2
  3. 1
  4. 19/14
  5. 5/6
  6. 19/24
  7. 14/15
  8. 1/2
  9. 49/55
  10. 11/24
  11. 7/8
  12. 8/35
  13. 11/14
  14. 7/5
  15. 1/3
  16. 11/8
  17. 5/6
  18. 1/15
  19. 7/22
  20. 1/4
  21. 7/33
  22. 38/45
  23. 1/6
  24. 71/42
  25. 1/12
  26. 17/12
  27. 1/28
  28. 3/4
  29. 26/77
  30. 1/6
  31. 6/5
  32. 1/12
  33. 6/5
  34. 29/22
  35. 1/4
  36. 23/36
  37. 53/35
  38. 1/3
  39. 1
  40. 1/6

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