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
- 1.3/11 − 1/4 =
- 2.2/9 + 1/2 =
- 3.4/10 − 1/8 =
- 4.3/6 + 9/11 =
- 5.5/8 − 1/2 =
- 6.5/6 − 1/2 =
- 7.5/7 + 10/12 =
- 8.5/9 + 7/11 =
- 9.1/4 − 1/7 =
- 10.7/10 + 1/6 =
- 11.3/8 + 7/9 =
- 12.8/12 + 7/10 =
- 13.10/12 − 1/2 =
- 14.6/10 + 1/2 =
- 15.5/6 + 4/7 =
- 16.3/9 + 2/4 =
- 17.2/7 + 1/4 =
- 18.7/11 + 1/7 =
- 19.3/8 + 2/9 =
- 20.4/7 + 7/12 =
- 21.4/10 + 3/4 =
- 22.6/9 + 2/7 =
- 23.5/9 + 3/5 =
- 24.6/12 + 4/9 =
- 25.3/8 + 6/7 =
- 26.7/10 − 1/11 =
- 27.2/8 + 9/11 =
- 28.1/2 + 2/4 =
- 29.7/12 − 3/9 =
- 30.3/12 − 2/9 =
- 31.1/4 + 3/4 =
- 32.4/10 + 1/9 =
- 33.2/4 + 1/3 =
- 34.3/4 + 3/5 =
- 35.4/6 + 1/5 =
- 36.3/12 + 1/8 =
- 37.8/10 + 6/9 =
- 38.7/8 + 3/12 =
- 39.6/12 − 3/9 =
- 40.3/4 − 2/11 =
Answer key
- 1/44
- 13/18
- 11/40
- 29/22
- 1/8
- 1/3
- 65/42
- 118/99
- 3/28
- 13/15
- 83/72
- 41/30
- 1/3
- 11/10
- 59/42
- 5/6
- 15/28
- 60/77
- 43/72
- 97/84
- 23/20
- 20/21
- 52/45
- 17/18
- 69/56
- 67/110
- 47/44
- 1
- 1/4
- 1/36
- 1
- 23/45
- 5/6
- 27/20
- 13/15
- 3/8
- 22/15
- 9/8
- 1/6
- 25/44
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