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
- 1.4/5 + 6/10 =
- 2.1/12 + 1/3 =
- 3.4/11 − 1/6 =
- 4.1/5 + 4/11 =
- 5.1/4 − 2/10 =
- 6.5/8 − 1/10 =
- 7.1/4 + 10/12 =
- 8.7/11 − 1/5 =
- 9.1/6 + 1/3 =
- 10.3/5 − 1/11 =
- 11.1/10 + 1/4 =
- 12.3/4 − 6/12 =
- 13.3/12 + 2/3 =
- 14.1/3 + 3/10 =
- 15.1/2 + 5/8 =
- 16.8/11 + 4/7 =
- 17.3/8 + 3/4 =
- 18.1/2 − 2/10 =
- 19.6/7 + 2/7 =
- 20.1/3 + 7/10 =
- 21.1/3 − 3/12 =
- 22.2/3 + 4/9 =
- 23.1/2 + 3/4 =
- 24.7/10 + 2/4 =
- 25.7/12 + 4/7 =
- 26.1/10 + 3/4 =
- 27.8/10 − 2/11 =
- 28.4/9 + 1/7 =
- 29.5/11 + 5/8 =
- 30.4/5 − 1/9 =
- 31.5/9 − 4/8 =
- 32.1/11 + 1/2 =
- 33.7/8 − 7/11 =
- 34.1/2 − 1/3 =
- 35.11/12 − 3/11 =
- 36.8/10 + 1/4 =
- 37.6/12 + 3/4 =
- 38.5/11 + 2/3 =
- 39.6/12 + 1/2 =
- 40.5/11 + 2/12 =
Answer key
- 7/5
- 5/12
- 13/66
- 31/55
- 1/20
- 21/40
- 13/12
- 24/55
- 1/2
- 28/55
- 7/20
- 1/4
- 11/12
- 19/30
- 9/8
- 100/77
- 9/8
- 3/10
- 8/7
- 31/30
- 1/12
- 10/9
- 5/4
- 6/5
- 97/84
- 17/20
- 34/55
- 37/63
- 95/88
- 31/45
- 1/18
- 13/22
- 21/88
- 1/6
- 85/132
- 21/20
- 5/4
- 37/33
- 1
- 41/66
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