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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 757 · 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. 1.2/11 + 3/7 =
  2. 2.3/6 + 1/4 =
  3. 3.2/4 + 3/4 =
  4. 4.9/11 + 2/9 =
  5. 5.4/5 − 1/3 =
  6. 6.3/4 − 1/10 =
  7. 7.1/4 + 2/6 =
  8. 8.4/11 − 2/8 =
  9. 9.3/7 − 1/3 =
  10. 10.3/4 − 1/2 =
  11. 11.3/7 + 3/4 =
  12. 12.3/6 + 1/2 =
  13. 13.2/3 − 1/5 =
  14. 14.5/12 − 1/7 =
  15. 15.1/2 + 1/2 =
  16. 16.2/4 + 2/4 =
  17. 17.2/4 + 2/8 =
  18. 18.2/3 − 1/11 =
  19. 19.4/7 − 1/4 =
  20. 20.2/10 + 2/8 =
  21. 21.5/11 + 1/5 =
  22. 22.5/11 + 2/8 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 4/6 =
  24. 24.5/9 + 1/2 =
  25. 25.3/4 + 2/3 =
  26. 26.1/2 − 2/5 =
  27. 27.2/4 + 1/8 =
  28. 28.6/7 + 6/12 =
  29. 29.2/4 + 1/2 =
  30. 30.8/9 + 8/11 =
  31. 31.1/3 + 8/9 =
  32. 32.5/7 − 3/12 =
  33. 33.9/12 − 1/5 =
  34. 34.2/5 − 4/11 =
  35. 35.3/4 + 6/10 =
  36. 36.8/12 + 3/7 =
  37. 37.2/6 + 3/12 =
  38. 38.6/12 + 1/2 =
  39. 39.5/8 + 2/5 =
  40. 40.8/12 + 6/9 =

Answer key

  1. 47/77
  2. 3/4
  3. 5/4
  4. 103/99
  5. 7/15
  6. 13/20
  7. 7/12
  8. 5/44
  9. 2/21
  10. 1/4
  11. 33/28
  12. 1
  13. 7/15
  14. 23/84
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. 3/4
  18. 19/33
  19. 9/28
  20. 9/20
  21. 36/55
  22. 31/44
  23. 7/6
  24. 19/18
  25. 17/12
  26. 1/10
  27. 5/8
  28. 19/14
  29. 1
  30. 160/99
  31. 11/9
  32. 13/28
  33. 11/20
  34. 2/55
  35. 27/20
  36. 23/21
  37. 7/12
  38. 1
  39. 41/40
  40. 4/3

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