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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 895 · 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. 1.10/11 − 3/7 =
  2. 2.7/10 + 1/2 =
  3. 3.1/3 − 1/5 =
  4. 4.4/5 − 3/5 =
  5. 5.5/10 + 2/4 =
  6. 6.1/3 + 4/7 =
  7. 7.3/5 + 1/2 =
  8. 8.9/10 − 1/4 =
  9. 9.3/4 + 1/5 =
  10. 10.3/10 + 6/9 =
  11. 11.1/2 + 7/10 =
  12. 12.1/2 − 4/11 =
  13. 13.5/11 + 5/12 =
  14. 14.3/10 + 1/4 =
  15. 15.1/2 − 1/6 =
  16. 16.3/6 + 1/7 =
  17. 17.7/8 + 3/8 =
  18. 18.8/12 + 2/3 =
  19. 19.2/7 + 1/12 =
  20. 20.1/2 − 2/11 =
  21. 21.5/10 + 1/4 =
  22. 22.2/5 + 1/9 =
  23. 23.6/12 − 2/6 =
  24. 24.1/2 + 2/4 =
  25. 25.2/10 + 1/2 =
  26. 26.1/9 + 1/2 =
  27. 27.1/11 + 3/6 =
  28. 28.4/9 − 1/3 =
  29. 29.3/10 + 1/10 =
  30. 30.3/5 + 3/4 =
  31. 31.5/9 + 2/3 =
  32. 32.2/5 + 2/10 =
  33. 33.8/9 − 6/12 =
  34. 34.1/3 + 5/11 =
  35. 35.4/8 − 1/3 =
  36. 36.4/11 + 1/3 =
  37. 37.7/10 − 2/3 =
  38. 38.2/3 + 1/8 =
  39. 39.1/3 + 2/11 =
  40. 40.5/7 + 1/2 =

Answer key

  1. 37/77
  2. 6/5
  3. 2/15
  4. 1/5
  5. 1
  6. 19/21
  7. 11/10
  8. 13/20
  9. 19/20
  10. 29/30
  11. 6/5
  12. 3/22
  13. 115/132
  14. 11/20
  15. 1/3
  16. 9/14
  17. 5/4
  18. 4/3
  19. 31/84
  20. 7/22
  21. 3/4
  22. 23/45
  23. 1/6
  24. 1
  25. 7/10
  26. 11/18
  27. 13/22
  28. 1/9
  29. 2/5
  30. 27/20
  31. 11/9
  32. 3/5
  33. 7/18
  34. 26/33
  35. 1/6
  36. 23/33
  37. 1/30
  38. 19/24
  39. 17/33
  40. 17/14

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