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
- 1.7/10 + 4/10 =
- 2.1/10 + 1/8 =
- 3.1/3 − 1/5 =
- 4.3/5 + 1/11 =
- 5.8/9 − 1/3 =
- 6.5/6 − 3/7 =
- 7.1/2 + 3/9 =
- 8.1/6 + 1/2 =
- 9.7/10 − 2/5 =
- 10.1/2 − 1/3 =
- 11.3/11 + 5/9 =
- 12.3/5 + 2/4 =
- 13.1/2 + 2/10 =
- 14.5/12 − 3/11 =
- 15.2/3 − 2/4 =
- 16.6/11 + 4/5 =
- 17.2/11 + 2/6 =
- 18.3/6 − 1/7 =
- 19.3/5 + 10/11 =
- 20.2/3 − 3/7 =
- 21.1/2 + 1/2 =
- 22.4/6 + 1/7 =
- 23.2/4 + 3/5 =
- 24.6/10 − 1/8 =
- 25.2/3 − 2/8 =
- 26.1/2 − 1/3 =
- 27.7/10 + 5/6 =
- 28.8/10 − 5/7 =
- 29.3/6 − 2/6 =
- 30.3/6 − 3/8 =
- 31.3/4 − 7/10 =
- 32.7/8 + 4/10 =
- 33.4/7 + 1/4 =
- 34.2/5 − 1/5 =
- 35.1/5 + 1/2 =
- 36.1/2 − 1/11 =
- 37.6/8 + 8/10 =
- 38.2/3 + 7/8 =
- 39.1/2 − 1/9 =
- 40.1/3 + 5/7 =
Answer key
- 11/10
- 9/40
- 2/15
- 38/55
- 5/9
- 17/42
- 5/6
- 2/3
- 3/10
- 1/6
- 82/99
- 11/10
- 7/10
- 19/132
- 1/6
- 74/55
- 17/33
- 5/14
- 83/55
- 5/21
- 1
- 17/21
- 11/10
- 19/40
- 5/12
- 1/6
- 23/15
- 3/35
- 1/6
- 1/8
- 1/20
- 51/40
- 23/28
- 1/5
- 7/10
- 9/22
- 31/20
- 37/24
- 7/18
- 22/21
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