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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 856 · 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. 1.1/4 + 8/9 =
  2. 2.1/2 + 1/5 =
  3. 3.2/6 + 1/9 =
  4. 4.2/3 − 1/11 =
  5. 5.2/3 + 1/4 =
  6. 6.8/11 − 1/10 =
  7. 7.4/5 − 1/2 =
  8. 8.5/10 + 3/8 =
  9. 9.3/4 − 2/12 =
  10. 10.4/11 − 1/3 =
  11. 11.1/2 + 2/8 =
  12. 12.1/8 + 9/10 =
  13. 13.7/9 + 3/8 =
  14. 14.5/7 + 2/7 =
  15. 15.3/11 + 3/11 =
  16. 16.5/10 − 2/6 =
  17. 17.2/3 − 3/6 =
  18. 18.6/7 − 10/12 =
  19. 19.8/10 + 7/11 =
  20. 20.1/2 + 1/2 =
  21. 21.6/12 + 4/12 =
  22. 22.1/7 + 6/7 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 4/8 =
  24. 24.8/11 − 2/9 =
  25. 25.4/6 − 3/6 =
  26. 26.1/5 + 4/5 =
  27. 27.6/8 − 1/8 =
  28. 28.1/6 + 6/10 =
  29. 29.11/12 + 1/10 =
  30. 30.3/4 − 3/5 =
  31. 31.7/8 − 2/5 =
  32. 32.1/5 + 1/6 =
  33. 33.6/10 + 1/4 =
  34. 34.1/3 − 2/12 =
  35. 35.8/10 − 4/7 =
  36. 36.3/6 − 3/11 =
  37. 37.2/3 − 1/4 =
  38. 38.1/12 + 5/7 =
  39. 39.2/11 + 2/5 =
  40. 40.1/7 + 2/7 =

Answer key

  1. 41/36
  2. 7/10
  3. 4/9
  4. 19/33
  5. 11/12
  6. 69/110
  7. 3/10
  8. 7/8
  9. 7/12
  10. 1/33
  11. 3/4
  12. 41/40
  13. 83/72
  14. 1
  15. 6/11
  16. 1/6
  17. 1/6
  18. 1/42
  19. 79/55
  20. 1
  21. 5/6
  22. 1
  23. 1
  24. 50/99
  25. 1/6
  26. 1
  27. 5/8
  28. 23/30
  29. 61/60
  30. 3/20
  31. 19/40
  32. 11/30
  33. 17/20
  34. 1/6
  35. 8/35
  36. 5/22
  37. 5/12
  38. 67/84
  39. 32/55
  40. 3/7

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