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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 924 · 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 + 1/5 =
  2. 2.1/3 + 5/8 =
  3. 3.1/3 + 5/9 =
  4. 4.1/2 − 4/12 =
  5. 5.7/12 + 2/3 =
  6. 6.1/2 + 2/4 =
  7. 7.3/4 − 7/10 =
  8. 8.5/9 − 3/10 =
  9. 9.1/8 + 1/6 =
  10. 10.1/3 + 9/12 =
  11. 11.1/7 + 1/3 =
  12. 12.5/8 + 4/10 =
  13. 13.2/7 − 1/5 =
  14. 14.3/6 − 5/12 =
  15. 15.1/2 − 1/6 =
  16. 16.2/6 + 4/10 =
  17. 17.2/9 + 1/11 =
  18. 18.2/3 − 4/10 =
  19. 19.9/12 + 2/12 =
  20. 20.8/10 + 2/7 =
  21. 21.1/2 − 2/12 =
  22. 22.5/7 + 1/3 =
  23. 23.1/10 + 1/4 =
  24. 24.1/3 + 1/12 =
  25. 25.4/5 + 3/10 =
  26. 26.3/9 − 2/9 =
  27. 27.2/3 − 1/6 =
  28. 28.6/10 − 3/7 =
  29. 29.7/9 + 9/10 =
  30. 30.1/2 + 1/2 =
  31. 31.1/2 + 2/7 =
  32. 32.2/4 + 1/3 =
  33. 33.1/4 + 1/5 =
  34. 34.3/5 − 4/12 =
  35. 35.4/7 + 2/9 =
  36. 36.8/11 + 4/12 =
  37. 37.6/10 − 2/7 =
  38. 38.1/8 + 3/10 =
  39. 39.1/2 − 3/12 =
  40. 40.2/10 + 9/10 =

Answer key

  1. 8/15
  2. 23/24
  3. 8/9
  4. 1/6
  5. 5/4
  6. 1
  7. 1/20
  8. 23/90
  9. 7/24
  10. 13/12
  11. 10/21
  12. 41/40
  13. 3/35
  14. 1/12
  15. 1/3
  16. 11/15
  17. 31/99
  18. 4/15
  19. 11/12
  20. 38/35
  21. 1/3
  22. 22/21
  23. 7/20
  24. 5/12
  25. 11/10
  26. 1/9
  27. 1/2
  28. 6/35
  29. 151/90
  30. 1
  31. 11/14
  32. 5/6
  33. 9/20
  34. 4/15
  35. 50/63
  36. 35/33
  37. 11/35
  38. 17/40
  39. 1/4
  40. 11/10

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