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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 630 · 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. 1.8/9 + 1/6 =
  2. 2.4/5 − 2/3 =
  3. 3.2/3 − 1/12 =
  4. 4.1/2 + 1/2 =
  5. 5.7/12 − 2/6 =
  6. 6.1/4 + 3/5 =
  7. 7.3/4 − 5/12 =
  8. 8.4/12 + 1/4 =
  9. 9.5/6 − 1/2 =
  10. 10.7/12 + 4/11 =
  11. 11.9/11 − 8/11 =
  12. 12.3/4 + 3/8 =
  13. 13.3/7 + 1/10 =
  14. 14.11/12 + 1/10 =
  15. 15.2/3 + 2/3 =
  16. 16.6/7 + 1/10 =
  17. 17.1/4 − 1/8 =
  18. 18.10/11 + 1/4 =
  19. 19.4/7 − 4/12 =
  20. 20.11/12 + 1/2 =
  21. 21.5/9 + 2/5 =
  22. 22.1/2 + 7/10 =
  23. 23.1/2 − 1/9 =
  24. 24.6/7 + 6/7 =
  25. 25.3/7 − 1/4 =
  26. 26.1/2 + 1/9 =
  27. 27.4/7 + 1/7 =
  28. 28.2/3 + 1/2 =
  29. 29.1/6 + 5/12 =
  30. 30.5/8 + 1/11 =
  31. 31.2/8 + 2/9 =
  32. 32.3/8 − 2/11 =
  33. 33.1/3 + 10/11 =
  34. 34.1/11 + 4/10 =
  35. 35.1/2 − 2/10 =
  36. 36.2/3 − 1/2 =
  37. 37.3/12 + 3/6 =
  38. 38.8/12 + 3/5 =
  39. 39.9/11 + 1/2 =
  40. 40.1/6 + 1/3 =

Answer key

  1. 19/18
  2. 2/15
  3. 7/12
  4. 1
  5. 1/4
  6. 17/20
  7. 1/3
  8. 7/12
  9. 1/3
  10. 125/132
  11. 1/11
  12. 9/8
  13. 37/70
  14. 61/60
  15. 4/3
  16. 67/70
  17. 1/8
  18. 51/44
  19. 5/21
  20. 17/12
  21. 43/45
  22. 6/5
  23. 7/18
  24. 12/7
  25. 5/28
  26. 11/18
  27. 5/7
  28. 7/6
  29. 7/12
  30. 63/88
  31. 17/36
  32. 17/88
  33. 41/33
  34. 27/55
  35. 3/10
  36. 1/6
  37. 3/4
  38. 19/15
  39. 29/22
  40. 1/2

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