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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 837 · 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. 1.7/8 − 1/4 =
  2. 2.2/3 − 1/5 =
  3. 3.1/2 + 9/10 =
  4. 4.1/6 + 7/8 =
  5. 5.4/10 + 2/3 =
  6. 6.6/7 − 1/11 =
  7. 7.4/5 + 1/10 =
  8. 8.5/11 + 6/10 =
  9. 9.2/3 + 9/12 =
  10. 10.1/2 + 1/12 =
  11. 11.7/8 − 1/7 =
  12. 12.1/8 + 9/11 =
  13. 13.2/4 − 5/11 =
  14. 14.1/2 + 1/5 =
  15. 15.6/7 − 4/10 =
  16. 16.1/10 + 8/9 =
  17. 17.4/9 + 8/9 =
  18. 18.1/7 + 2/8 =
  19. 19.5/7 + 5/12 =
  20. 20.2/6 + 1/3 =
  21. 21.1/2 + 5/6 =
  22. 22.1/2 + 1/4 =
  23. 23.3/4 − 6/9 =
  24. 24.1/7 + 2/5 =
  25. 25.3/4 + 3/5 =
  26. 26.4/6 − 2/10 =
  27. 27.2/7 + 1/2 =
  28. 28.1/2 + 2/7 =
  29. 29.2/3 + 3/5 =
  30. 30.2/3 + 1/7 =
  31. 31.1/2 − 2/9 =
  32. 32.3/11 + 10/11 =
  33. 33.8/10 + 4/5 =
  34. 34.1/3 + 1/11 =
  35. 35.3/9 + 3/6 =
  36. 36.2/5 + 3/7 =
  37. 37.1/2 + 7/8 =
  38. 38.11/12 − 4/5 =
  39. 39.8/9 + 3/4 =
  40. 40.1/4 + 2/5 =

Answer key

  1. 5/8
  2. 7/15
  3. 7/5
  4. 25/24
  5. 16/15
  6. 59/77
  7. 9/10
  8. 58/55
  9. 17/12
  10. 7/12
  11. 41/56
  12. 83/88
  13. 1/22
  14. 7/10
  15. 16/35
  16. 89/90
  17. 4/3
  18. 11/28
  19. 95/84
  20. 2/3
  21. 4/3
  22. 3/4
  23. 1/12
  24. 19/35
  25. 27/20
  26. 7/15
  27. 11/14
  28. 11/14
  29. 19/15
  30. 17/21
  31. 5/18
  32. 13/11
  33. 8/5
  34. 14/33
  35. 5/6
  36. 29/35
  37. 11/8
  38. 7/60
  39. 59/36
  40. 13/20

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