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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 776 · 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. 1.10/12 − 2/6 =
  2. 2.1/3 − 1/8 =
  3. 3.4/7 − 5/9 =
  4. 4.1/2 + 4/12 =
  5. 5.5/9 − 1/2 =
  6. 6.1/3 + 11/12 =
  7. 7.3/4 − 5/10 =
  8. 8.2/5 − 1/3 =
  9. 9.1/4 + 2/5 =
  10. 10.5/6 + 1/2 =
  11. 11.1/3 + 7/8 =
  12. 12.3/8 − 1/4 =
  13. 13.4/11 − 1/3 =
  14. 14.4/8 + 4/7 =
  15. 15.6/11 + 3/10 =
  16. 16.4/5 − 1/5 =
  17. 17.5/9 − 1/2 =
  18. 18.1/2 + 1/2 =
  19. 19.1/2 − 2/6 =
  20. 20.3/4 + 6/7 =
  21. 21.6/7 + 1/2 =
  22. 22.10/11 − 3/5 =
  23. 23.1/5 + 1/5 =
  24. 24.3/11 + 5/8 =
  25. 25.2/5 − 1/10 =
  26. 26.6/10 + 3/5 =
  27. 27.5/12 + 1/3 =
  28. 28.4/7 + 1/5 =
  29. 29.2/9 + 1/5 =
  30. 30.4/11 + 1/2 =
  31. 31.1/4 + 1/2 =
  32. 32.1/2 + 6/9 =
  33. 33.1/3 − 2/10 =
  34. 34.5/6 − 3/10 =
  35. 35.9/11 + 2/12 =
  36. 36.1/3 + 2/3 =
  37. 37.3/10 + 1/3 =
  38. 38.3/7 + 1/2 =
  39. 39.1/2 + 5/11 =
  40. 40.2/4 + 3/5 =

Answer key

  1. 1/2
  2. 5/24
  3. 1/63
  4. 5/6
  5. 1/18
  6. 5/4
  7. 1/4
  8. 1/15
  9. 13/20
  10. 4/3
  11. 29/24
  12. 1/8
  13. 1/33
  14. 15/14
  15. 93/110
  16. 3/5
  17. 1/18
  18. 1
  19. 1/6
  20. 45/28
  21. 19/14
  22. 17/55
  23. 2/5
  24. 79/88
  25. 3/10
  26. 6/5
  27. 3/4
  28. 27/35
  29. 19/45
  30. 19/22
  31. 3/4
  32. 7/6
  33. 2/15
  34. 8/15
  35. 65/66
  36. 1
  37. 19/30
  38. 13/14
  39. 21/22
  40. 11/10

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