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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 712 · 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. 1.6/11 − 1/4 =
  2. 2.1/8 + 1/4 =
  3. 3.3/6 + 1/2 =
  4. 4.1/11 + 4/12 =
  5. 5.6/8 + 3/6 =
  6. 6.2/3 − 3/5 =
  7. 7.1/2 + 1/3 =
  8. 8.1/4 + 2/8 =
  9. 9.6/7 + 7/12 =
  10. 10.1/4 − 2/9 =
  11. 11.1/6 + 5/9 =
  12. 12.7/8 + 3/10 =
  13. 13.6/7 − 5/10 =
  14. 14.2/5 + 2/5 =
  15. 15.2/5 + 1/3 =
  16. 16.3/12 + 1/2 =
  17. 17.5/8 + 2/12 =
  18. 18.1/2 + 3/6 =
  19. 19.4/5 − 1/4 =
  20. 20.9/10 − 5/6 =
  21. 21.4/8 + 7/12 =
  22. 22.1/4 + 4/5 =
  23. 23.2/4 + 1/2 =
  24. 24.2/9 + 7/10 =
  25. 25.1/11 + 1/10 =
  26. 26.4/5 − 2/11 =
  27. 27.1/2 − 1/8 =
  28. 28.2/3 − 1/10 =
  29. 29.1/2 + 1/2 =
  30. 30.8/9 − 4/5 =
  31. 31.7/8 + 1/2 =
  32. 32.4/6 − 5/11 =
  33. 33.2/6 + 1/3 =
  34. 34.3/4 + 8/9 =
  35. 35.2/3 + 7/8 =
  36. 36.2/6 + 1/5 =
  37. 37.2/5 + 4/8 =
  38. 38.4/5 + 8/10 =
  39. 39.2/6 + 1/2 =
  40. 40.1/11 + 2/11 =

Answer key

  1. 13/44
  2. 3/8
  3. 1
  4. 14/33
  5. 5/4
  6. 1/15
  7. 5/6
  8. 1/2
  9. 121/84
  10. 1/36
  11. 13/18
  12. 47/40
  13. 5/14
  14. 4/5
  15. 11/15
  16. 3/4
  17. 19/24
  18. 1
  19. 11/20
  20. 1/15
  21. 13/12
  22. 21/20
  23. 1
  24. 83/90
  25. 21/110
  26. 34/55
  27. 3/8
  28. 17/30
  29. 1
  30. 4/45
  31. 11/8
  32. 7/33
  33. 2/3
  34. 59/36
  35. 37/24
  36. 8/15
  37. 9/10
  38. 8/5
  39. 5/6
  40. 3/11

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