Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet
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
- 1.3/4 + 1/3 =
- 2.1/4 + 4/11 =
- 3.1/2 − 2/10 =
- 4.2/3 − 2/5 =
- 5.2/8 − 1/9 =
- 6.1/10 + 4/8 =
- 7.9/10 + 2/9 =
- 8.4/9 + 9/10 =
- 9.3/4 − 2/8 =
- 10.4/5 + 3/4 =
- 11.9/11 − 2/5 =
- 12.4/12 + 2/11 =
- 13.1/7 + 2/5 =
- 14.1/8 + 5/11 =
- 15.1/2 + 1/5 =
- 16.1/3 + 4/12 =
- 17.1/2 − 3/10 =
- 18.1/4 + 3/8 =
- 19.10/12 − 1/6 =
- 20.3/6 − 3/10 =
- 21.1/2 + 1/4 =
- 22.5/10 + 2/6 =
- 23.1/3 − 1/9 =
- 24.1/3 + 6/10 =
- 25.3/4 − 5/11 =
- 26.11/12 + 1/2 =
- 27.2/4 + 2/7 =
- 28.4/7 + 1/5 =
- 29.6/12 − 2/7 =
- 30.3/11 + 2/3 =
- 31.6/12 + 6/7 =
- 32.6/9 + 3/5 =
- 33.4/8 − 3/11 =
- 34.7/8 − 1/9 =
- 35.8/12 + 1/6 =
- 36.5/8 + 1/7 =
- 37.3/7 + 7/8 =
- 38.3/5 + 1/3 =
- 39.1/7 + 1/3 =
- 40.2/4 + 3/5 =
Answer key
- 13/12
- 27/44
- 3/10
- 4/15
- 5/36
- 3/5
- 101/90
- 121/90
- 1/2
- 31/20
- 23/55
- 17/33
- 19/35
- 51/88
- 7/10
- 2/3
- 1/5
- 5/8
- 2/3
- 1/5
- 3/4
- 5/6
- 2/9
- 14/15
- 13/44
- 17/12
- 11/14
- 27/35
- 3/14
- 31/33
- 19/14
- 19/15
- 5/22
- 55/72
- 5/6
- 43/56
- 73/56
- 14/15
- 10/21
- 11/10
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