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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 849 · 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 − 2/9 =
  2. 2.3/10 − 2/7 =
  3. 3.2/3 + 1/6 =
  4. 4.2/3 − 2/6 =
  5. 5.2/4 − 3/12 =
  6. 6.1/2 − 1/10 =
  7. 7.5/10 − 2/9 =
  8. 8.2/3 + 4/6 =
  9. 9.4/8 + 5/11 =
  10. 10.3/8 + 5/11 =
  11. 11.2/8 + 1/8 =
  12. 12.3/4 + 1/5 =
  13. 13.5/7 − 1/7 =
  14. 14.2/5 + 5/6 =
  15. 15.1/12 + 3/7 =
  16. 16.5/7 + 6/7 =
  17. 17.8/9 + 2/3 =
  18. 18.8/10 + 3/4 =
  19. 19.3/4 + 1/2 =
  20. 20.3/5 + 7/12 =
  21. 21.8/11 − 5/7 =
  22. 22.2/8 + 7/8 =
  23. 23.3/5 + 2/3 =
  24. 24.2/9 + 1/2 =
  25. 25.1/2 + 3/6 =
  26. 26.1/2 + 2/7 =
  27. 27.3/9 + 7/9 =
  28. 28.3/6 + 1/2 =
  29. 29.7/11 + 1/5 =
  30. 30.2/3 + 3/8 =
  31. 31.7/12 − 1/2 =
  32. 32.1/2 + 2/7 =
  33. 33.5/11 + 2/10 =
  34. 34.3/6 + 2/5 =
  35. 35.10/12 + 4/5 =
  36. 36.2/7 + 1/3 =
  37. 37.7/8 − 5/7 =
  38. 38.3/9 + 8/10 =
  39. 39.4/6 − 1/12 =
  40. 40.2/3 + 1/7 =

Answer key

  1. 1/9
  2. 1/70
  3. 5/6
  4. 1/3
  5. 1/4
  6. 2/5
  7. 5/18
  8. 4/3
  9. 21/22
  10. 73/88
  11. 3/8
  12. 19/20
  13. 4/7
  14. 37/30
  15. 43/84
  16. 11/7
  17. 14/9
  18. 31/20
  19. 5/4
  20. 71/60
  21. 1/77
  22. 9/8
  23. 19/15
  24. 13/18
  25. 1
  26. 11/14
  27. 10/9
  28. 1
  29. 46/55
  30. 25/24
  31. 1/12
  32. 11/14
  33. 36/55
  34. 9/10
  35. 49/30
  36. 13/21
  37. 9/56
  38. 17/15
  39. 7/12
  40. 17/21

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