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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 89 · 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. 1.2/9 − 2/12 =
  2. 2.4/10 + 2/7 =
  3. 3.3/8 + 1/2 =
  4. 4.5/12 + 1/2 =
  5. 5.6/10 − 5/11 =
  6. 6.5/12 + 2/5 =
  7. 7.2/6 + 1/4 =
  8. 8.11/12 + 3/4 =
  9. 9.1/2 − 2/11 =
  10. 10.3/7 + 1/3 =
  11. 11.8/9 + 3/4 =
  12. 12.3/5 + 5/11 =
  13. 13.2/6 + 2/4 =
  14. 14.5/8 + 1/6 =
  15. 15.8/11 + 4/12 =
  16. 16.2/6 + 8/9 =
  17. 17.1/8 − 1/11 =
  18. 18.1/2 + 1/2 =
  19. 19.1/3 − 3/10 =
  20. 20.3/4 − 1/3 =
  21. 21.4/7 − 1/6 =
  22. 22.3/8 − 3/9 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 3/10 =
  24. 24.1/8 + 2/5 =
  25. 25.2/3 + 3/9 =
  26. 26.1/9 + 1/10 =
  27. 27.1/2 + 1/10 =
  28. 28.5/7 − 2/5 =
  29. 29.2/4 − 4/10 =
  30. 30.3/10 + 5/11 =
  31. 31.1/3 + 3/4 =
  32. 32.6/12 + 4/6 =
  33. 33.1/2 + 1/6 =
  34. 34.1/9 + 4/5 =
  35. 35.6/12 + 2/6 =
  36. 36.4/5 − 6/8 =
  37. 37.6/7 + 1/3 =
  38. 38.3/4 − 1/2 =
  39. 39.3/5 + 3/5 =
  40. 40.1/2 + 2/7 =

Answer key

  1. 1/18
  2. 24/35
  3. 7/8
  4. 11/12
  5. 8/55
  6. 49/60
  7. 7/12
  8. 5/3
  9. 7/22
  10. 16/21
  11. 59/36
  12. 58/55
  13. 5/6
  14. 19/24
  15. 35/33
  16. 11/9
  17. 3/88
  18. 1
  19. 1/30
  20. 5/12
  21. 17/42
  22. 1/24
  23. 4/5
  24. 21/40
  25. 1
  26. 19/90
  27. 3/5
  28. 11/35
  29. 1/10
  30. 83/110
  31. 13/12
  32. 7/6
  33. 2/3
  34. 41/45
  35. 5/6
  36. 1/20
  37. 25/21
  38. 1/4
  39. 6/5
  40. 11/14

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