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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 697 · 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. 1.3/4 + 3/4 =
  2. 2.3/4 − 1/2 =
  3. 3.7/11 + 1/4 =
  4. 4.1/3 + 6/7 =
  5. 5.1/2 + 2/4 =
  6. 6.4/10 − 2/8 =
  7. 7.3/8 + 1/5 =
  8. 8.2/10 + 2/7 =
  9. 9.1/2 + 2/7 =
  10. 10.6/11 + 3/8 =
  11. 11.1/3 + 1/3 =
  12. 12.4/6 + 2/5 =
  13. 13.7/8 − 2/6 =
  14. 14.2/7 + 2/4 =
  15. 15.1/3 + 3/7 =
  16. 16.7/12 + 1/4 =
  17. 17.10/12 − 1/3 =
  18. 18.3/4 − 1/3 =
  19. 19.1/3 − 1/6 =
  20. 20.4/6 − 1/2 =
  21. 21.1/10 + 1/5 =
  22. 22.5/8 − 2/4 =
  23. 23.1/3 + 1/3 =
  24. 24.1/2 + 3/4 =
  25. 25.6/9 + 4/6 =
  26. 26.4/7 − 3/11 =
  27. 27.2/10 + 3/11 =
  28. 28.6/7 + 4/5 =
  29. 29.7/10 − 2/3 =
  30. 30.3/4 − 4/12 =
  31. 31.4/9 + 6/8 =
  32. 32.2/3 − 4/7 =
  33. 33.1/9 + 1/3 =
  34. 34.2/3 + 7/9 =
  35. 35.1/2 + 4/11 =
  36. 36.4/9 − 3/9 =
  37. 37.6/8 − 5/7 =
  38. 38.8/9 + 3/10 =
  39. 39.6/8 + 1/4 =
  40. 40.1/3 + 5/7 =

Answer key

  1. 3/2
  2. 1/4
  3. 39/44
  4. 25/21
  5. 1
  6. 3/20
  7. 23/40
  8. 17/35
  9. 11/14
  10. 81/88
  11. 2/3
  12. 16/15
  13. 13/24
  14. 11/14
  15. 16/21
  16. 5/6
  17. 1/2
  18. 5/12
  19. 1/6
  20. 1/6
  21. 3/10
  22. 1/8
  23. 2/3
  24. 5/4
  25. 4/3
  26. 23/77
  27. 26/55
  28. 58/35
  29. 1/30
  30. 5/12
  31. 43/36
  32. 2/21
  33. 4/9
  34. 13/9
  35. 19/22
  36. 1/9
  37. 1/28
  38. 107/90
  39. 1
  40. 22/21

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