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
- 1.3/4 + 5/8 =
- 2.1/7 + 1/4 =
- 3.1/2 + 1/4 =
- 4.4/10 + 5/6 =
- 5.9/11 − 4/8 =
- 6.1/2 + 2/4 =
- 7.7/8 + 2/5 =
- 8.5/9 − 6/12 =
- 9.4/5 − 1/7 =
- 10.1/2 − 2/9 =
- 11.6/9 − 1/5 =
- 12.6/8 − 1/9 =
- 13.3/4 − 2/11 =
- 14.1/7 + 5/7 =
- 15.3/6 − 1/3 =
- 16.3/5 + 1/5 =
- 17.6/10 + 4/8 =
- 18.2/3 + 6/9 =
- 19.5/11 + 9/11 =
- 20.2/3 − 1/2 =
- 21.3/8 + 2/6 =
- 22.5/10 + 1/2 =
- 23.5/12 − 1/5 =
- 24.3/4 − 2/6 =
- 25.2/10 + 2/5 =
- 26.4/9 − 1/6 =
- 27.4/8 − 1/12 =
- 28.6/9 + 1/3 =
- 29.9/11 − 6/9 =
- 30.3/12 + 1/10 =
- 31.2/5 + 3/12 =
- 32.1/8 + 6/7 =
- 33.4/10 + 1/4 =
- 34.7/9 + 6/8 =
- 35.4/5 + 5/8 =
- 36.4/5 + 2/8 =
- 37.1/3 + 1/9 =
- 38.8/11 + 2/4 =
- 39.5/7 − 1/2 =
- 40.2/10 + 1/9 =
Answer key
- 11/8
- 11/28
- 3/4
- 37/30
- 7/22
- 1
- 51/40
- 1/18
- 23/35
- 5/18
- 7/15
- 23/36
- 25/44
- 6/7
- 1/6
- 4/5
- 11/10
- 4/3
- 14/11
- 1/6
- 17/24
- 1
- 13/60
- 5/12
- 3/5
- 5/18
- 5/12
- 1
- 5/33
- 7/20
- 13/20
- 55/56
- 13/20
- 55/36
- 57/40
- 21/20
- 4/9
- 27/22
- 3/14
- 14/45
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