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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 680 · 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. 1.5/9 − 2/8 =
  2. 2.5/10 − 1/4 =
  3. 3.3/4 − 3/6 =
  4. 4.2/8 + 1/2 =
  5. 5.2/7 + 1/9 =
  6. 6.3/5 + 3/7 =
  7. 7.6/10 + 10/11 =
  8. 8.6/11 + 1/6 =
  9. 9.3/4 + 1/10 =
  10. 10.1/2 − 1/3 =
  11. 11.2/4 + 2/6 =
  12. 12.11/12 − 2/3 =
  13. 13.2/8 + 1/4 =
  14. 14.3/10 − 1/4 =
  15. 15.10/11 + 2/3 =
  16. 16.3/8 + 4/6 =
  17. 17.1/2 + 2/9 =
  18. 18.5/10 + 7/8 =
  19. 19.2/3 + 2/6 =
  20. 20.11/12 + 4/5 =
  21. 21.3/4 + 1/2 =
  22. 22.10/12 + 7/11 =
  23. 23.4/9 + 3/5 =
  24. 24.1/7 + 7/10 =
  25. 25.1/3 + 2/11 =
  26. 26.1/2 − 1/10 =
  27. 27.1/2 − 4/11 =
  28. 28.4/7 − 1/3 =
  29. 29.8/9 − 1/10 =
  30. 30.7/8 − 2/3 =
  31. 31.9/11 − 3/5 =
  32. 32.10/11 − 4/8 =
  33. 33.3/4 + 3/8 =
  34. 34.3/4 − 1/9 =
  35. 35.6/8 + 1/2 =
  36. 36.5/6 − 1/5 =
  37. 37.5/7 + 9/12 =
  38. 38.3/9 + 8/9 =
  39. 39.4/12 + 5/8 =
  40. 40.2/12 + 2/3 =

Answer key

  1. 11/36
  2. 1/4
  3. 1/4
  4. 3/4
  5. 25/63
  6. 36/35
  7. 83/55
  8. 47/66
  9. 17/20
  10. 1/6
  11. 5/6
  12. 1/4
  13. 1/2
  14. 1/20
  15. 52/33
  16. 25/24
  17. 13/18
  18. 11/8
  19. 1
  20. 103/60
  21. 5/4
  22. 97/66
  23. 47/45
  24. 59/70
  25. 17/33
  26. 2/5
  27. 3/22
  28. 5/21
  29. 71/90
  30. 5/24
  31. 12/55
  32. 9/22
  33. 9/8
  34. 23/36
  35. 5/4
  36. 19/30
  37. 41/28
  38. 11/9
  39. 23/24
  40. 5/6

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