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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 732 · 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. 1.1/2 − 1/3 =
  2. 2.1/3 + 1/2 =
  3. 3.1/2 − 1/8 =
  4. 4.1/3 + 3/8 =
  5. 5.6/9 + 1/9 =
  6. 6.5/7 + 1/2 =
  7. 7.10/12 − 2/9 =
  8. 8.5/9 − 5/10 =
  9. 9.1/2 + 2/3 =
  10. 10.2/3 − 1/2 =
  11. 11.7/11 + 2/3 =
  12. 12.3/4 + 3/10 =
  13. 13.1/2 − 2/9 =
  14. 14.4/11 + 1/3 =
  15. 15.1/2 + 6/8 =
  16. 16.1/9 + 1/2 =
  17. 17.4/6 + 11/12 =
  18. 18.3/4 − 5/7 =
  19. 19.2/5 − 1/4 =
  20. 20.10/12 + 1/2 =
  21. 21.3/5 + 2/5 =
  22. 22.3/4 − 1/4 =
  23. 23.10/12 − 5/10 =
  24. 24.5/11 − 1/10 =
  25. 25.8/12 + 3/4 =
  26. 26.4/10 − 1/4 =
  27. 27.7/11 + 7/8 =
  28. 28.2/4 + 3/9 =
  29. 29.2/9 + 3/6 =
  30. 30.6/12 + 10/11 =
  31. 31.3/6 + 3/11 =
  32. 32.3/9 + 3/7 =
  33. 33.4/7 − 2/9 =
  34. 34.5/8 + 1/2 =
  35. 35.5/9 + 4/6 =
  36. 36.5/6 + 1/2 =
  37. 37.7/12 − 1/2 =
  38. 38.1/2 + 1/2 =
  39. 39.1/2 − 3/10 =
  40. 40.6/11 − 1/8 =

Answer key

  1. 1/6
  2. 5/6
  3. 3/8
  4. 17/24
  5. 7/9
  6. 17/14
  7. 11/18
  8. 1/18
  9. 7/6
  10. 1/6
  11. 43/33
  12. 21/20
  13. 5/18
  14. 23/33
  15. 5/4
  16. 11/18
  17. 19/12
  18. 1/28
  19. 3/20
  20. 4/3
  21. 1
  22. 1/2
  23. 1/3
  24. 39/110
  25. 17/12
  26. 3/20
  27. 133/88
  28. 5/6
  29. 13/18
  30. 31/22
  31. 17/22
  32. 16/21
  33. 22/63
  34. 9/8
  35. 11/9
  36. 4/3
  37. 1/12
  38. 1
  39. 1/5
  40. 37/88

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