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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 763 · 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. 1.1/3 + 2/8 =
  2. 2.4/8 + 8/9 =
  3. 3.2/10 − 1/7 =
  4. 4.7/9 + 5/10 =
  5. 5.3/5 − 1/2 =
  6. 6.10/12 − 5/11 =
  7. 7.3/4 + 3/8 =
  8. 8.1/10 + 7/11 =
  9. 9.1/4 − 1/5 =
  10. 10.4/5 − 4/12 =
  11. 11.4/10 − 1/3 =
  12. 12.3/4 − 2/11 =
  13. 13.1/2 − 1/12 =
  14. 14.2/5 + 1/2 =
  15. 15.8/12 + 1/7 =
  16. 16.7/9 + 2/7 =
  17. 17.4/5 + 4/5 =
  18. 18.3/7 − 1/9 =
  19. 19.10/11 − 6/7 =
  20. 20.2/11 − 1/9 =
  21. 21.7/8 − 4/5 =
  22. 22.1/5 − 1/7 =
  23. 23.3/9 + 5/12 =
  24. 24.2/4 + 11/12 =
  25. 25.3/4 − 7/11 =
  26. 26.1/2 + 2/3 =
  27. 27.2/4 + 9/11 =
  28. 28.4/12 + 1/3 =
  29. 29.1/3 + 2/8 =
  30. 30.2/6 + 1/6 =
  31. 31.1/4 + 3/5 =
  32. 32.2/4 + 1/2 =
  33. 33.5/7 − 5/12 =
  34. 34.8/9 + 2/4 =
  35. 35.6/11 − 1/3 =
  36. 36.9/10 − 2/4 =
  37. 37.1/12 + 1/6 =
  38. 38.1/4 − 1/5 =
  39. 39.2/4 + 2/3 =
  40. 40.1/3 + 1/6 =

Answer key

  1. 7/12
  2. 25/18
  3. 2/35
  4. 23/18
  5. 1/10
  6. 25/66
  7. 9/8
  8. 81/110
  9. 1/20
  10. 7/15
  11. 1/15
  12. 25/44
  13. 5/12
  14. 9/10
  15. 17/21
  16. 67/63
  17. 8/5
  18. 20/63
  19. 4/77
  20. 7/99
  21. 3/40
  22. 2/35
  23. 3/4
  24. 17/12
  25. 5/44
  26. 7/6
  27. 29/22
  28. 2/3
  29. 7/12
  30. 1/2
  31. 17/20
  32. 1
  33. 25/84
  34. 25/18
  35. 7/33
  36. 2/5
  37. 1/4
  38. 1/20
  39. 7/6
  40. 1/2

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