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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 937 · 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. 1.3/10 − 2/7 =
  2. 2.1/4 + 3/12 =
  3. 3.1/9 − 1/11 =
  4. 4.2/4 + 1/12 =
  5. 5.5/7 + 4/8 =
  6. 6.2/3 − 1/2 =
  7. 7.5/8 − 3/11 =
  8. 8.4/5 + 2/5 =
  9. 9.2/4 − 2/6 =
  10. 10.2/12 + 7/11 =
  11. 11.3/4 − 6/10 =
  12. 12.1/2 + 2/11 =
  13. 13.3/5 − 1/9 =
  14. 14.1/2 + 1/7 =
  15. 15.4/10 + 8/9 =
  16. 16.7/10 + 2/6 =
  17. 17.1/2 + 1/2 =
  18. 18.1/4 + 1/3 =
  19. 19.1/3 + 1/3 =
  20. 20.1/3 + 1/2 =
  21. 21.7/9 − 1/2 =
  22. 22.4/9 + 2/4 =
  23. 23.4/12 + 1/3 =
  24. 24.1/4 + 6/10 =
  25. 25.6/7 − 2/6 =
  26. 26.1/7 + 5/9 =
  27. 27.7/9 − 1/5 =
  28. 28.4/8 − 1/10 =
  29. 29.3/7 + 7/9 =
  30. 30.3/4 − 2/4 =
  31. 31.8/10 + 4/12 =
  32. 32.5/9 − 3/12 =
  33. 33.3/10 + 1/2 =
  34. 34.7/11 + 10/11 =
  35. 35.6/7 − 4/8 =
  36. 36.8/9 + 2/6 =
  37. 37.8/10 − 6/8 =
  38. 38.2/3 − 3/10 =
  39. 39.1/6 + 1/5 =
  40. 40.1/2 − 5/11 =

Answer key

  1. 1/70
  2. 1/2
  3. 2/99
  4. 7/12
  5. 17/14
  6. 1/6
  7. 31/88
  8. 6/5
  9. 1/6
  10. 53/66
  11. 3/20
  12. 15/22
  13. 22/45
  14. 9/14
  15. 58/45
  16. 31/30
  17. 1
  18. 7/12
  19. 2/3
  20. 5/6
  21. 5/18
  22. 17/18
  23. 2/3
  24. 17/20
  25. 11/21
  26. 44/63
  27. 26/45
  28. 2/5
  29. 76/63
  30. 1/4
  31. 17/15
  32. 11/36
  33. 4/5
  34. 17/11
  35. 5/14
  36. 11/9
  37. 1/20
  38. 11/30
  39. 11/30
  40. 1/22

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