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
- 1.2/4 + 1/4 =
- 2.5/9 − 1/7 =
- 3.8/12 + 5/10 =
- 4.10/11 − 4/5 =
- 5.6/12 − 1/5 =
- 6.1/3 + 1/11 =
- 7.2/11 + 2/3 =
- 8.2/11 + 1/3 =
- 9.7/12 − 1/8 =
- 10.1/2 + 4/5 =
- 11.3/4 + 2/10 =
- 12.4/7 + 5/12 =
- 13.3/6 − 1/5 =
- 14.2/7 + 2/6 =
- 15.2/3 − 1/4 =
- 16.4/5 + 1/2 =
- 17.5/10 + 4/7 =
- 18.1/4 + 2/12 =
- 19.2/8 + 1/3 =
- 20.9/11 − 3/4 =
- 21.1/3 + 1/5 =
- 22.1/3 − 1/10 =
- 23.5/6 − 3/4 =
- 24.1/7 + 9/10 =
- 25.9/12 − 2/5 =
- 26.1/2 − 4/10 =
- 27.6/10 − 1/4 =
- 28.1/5 + 1/6 =
- 29.3/4 + 2/3 =
- 30.8/9 − 9/12 =
- 31.2/3 + 4/11 =
- 32.2/3 + 8/9 =
- 33.9/12 − 1/2 =
- 34.1/2 + 5/6 =
- 35.6/7 − 2/5 =
- 36.2/12 + 2/5 =
- 37.7/11 − 1/3 =
- 38.2/12 + 3/7 =
- 39.2/4 + 1/4 =
- 40.10/11 − 8/10 =
Answer key
- 3/4
- 26/63
- 7/6
- 6/55
- 3/10
- 14/33
- 28/33
- 17/33
- 11/24
- 13/10
- 19/20
- 83/84
- 3/10
- 13/21
- 5/12
- 13/10
- 15/14
- 5/12
- 7/12
- 3/44
- 8/15
- 7/30
- 1/12
- 73/70
- 7/20
- 1/10
- 7/20
- 11/30
- 17/12
- 5/36
- 34/33
- 14/9
- 1/4
- 4/3
- 16/35
- 17/30
- 10/33
- 25/42
- 3/4
- 6/55
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