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
- 1.1/2 + 1/2 =
- 2.2/4 + 4/5 =
- 3.2/6 + 8/11 =
- 4.1/7 + 10/12 =
- 5.2/9 + 2/4 =
- 6.5/7 + 1/6 =
- 7.3/5 + 8/9 =
- 8.2/5 − 1/8 =
- 9.8/9 + 11/12 =
- 10.1/5 + 5/7 =
- 11.5/9 − 1/3 =
- 12.9/12 + 1/3 =
- 13.4/10 + 2/6 =
- 14.2/11 + 1/9 =
- 15.3/11 + 2/6 =
- 16.1/2 + 4/6 =
- 17.3/6 − 1/7 =
- 18.7/12 − 2/5 =
- 19.9/10 − 4/8 =
- 20.3/4 + 2/4 =
- 21.7/11 − 1/2 =
- 22.1/2 − 1/4 =
- 23.2/4 + 1/2 =
- 24.3/4 + 1/2 =
- 25.5/9 + 4/11 =
- 26.1/3 + 2/12 =
- 27.1/10 + 1/6 =
- 28.5/10 + 3/8 =
- 29.1/4 + 1/5 =
- 30.2/3 − 1/4 =
- 31.5/12 − 3/10 =
- 32.2/3 − 3/5 =
- 33.3/11 − 1/12 =
- 34.3/8 − 1/5 =
- 35.3/4 + 3/7 =
- 36.7/8 + 2/3 =
- 37.3/4 − 2/3 =
- 38.9/12 − 6/9 =
- 39.1/2 − 2/5 =
- 40.5/6 + 3/6 =
Answer key
- 1
- 13/10
- 35/33
- 41/42
- 13/18
- 37/42
- 67/45
- 11/40
- 65/36
- 32/35
- 2/9
- 13/12
- 11/15
- 29/99
- 20/33
- 7/6
- 5/14
- 11/60
- 2/5
- 5/4
- 3/22
- 1/4
- 1
- 5/4
- 91/99
- 1/2
- 4/15
- 7/8
- 9/20
- 5/12
- 7/60
- 1/15
- 25/132
- 7/40
- 33/28
- 37/24
- 1/12
- 1/12
- 1/10
- 4/3
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