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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 33: Adding and subtracting fractions · Set 952 · 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. 1.5/10 + 1/2 =
  2. 2.1/2 + 2/8 =
  3. 3.5/10 − 1/4 =
  4. 4.1/2 − 2/9 =
  5. 5.3/6 + 1/3 =
  6. 6.1/12 + 1/3 =
  7. 7.1/3 + 2/5 =
  8. 8.1/4 − 1/10 =
  9. 9.3/5 + 2/9 =
  10. 10.2/10 + 2/10 =
  11. 11.2/4 + 1/9 =
  12. 12.4/8 − 1/6 =
  13. 13.1/3 + 6/7 =
  14. 14.3/6 + 1/10 =
  15. 15.6/9 − 3/9 =
  16. 16.1/9 + 1/2 =
  17. 17.3/8 − 3/9 =
  18. 18.3/6 − 1/3 =
  19. 19.9/11 + 4/6 =
  20. 20.4/5 − 1/2 =
  21. 21.3/4 + 3/4 =
  22. 22.6/7 + 5/6 =
  23. 23.1/2 + 10/12 =
  24. 24.1/3 + 2/4 =
  25. 25.8/10 + 3/5 =
  26. 26.3/4 + 4/11 =
  27. 27.6/7 − 1/5 =
  28. 28.9/11 − 1/12 =
  29. 29.4/7 − 1/3 =
  30. 30.4/6 − 5/11 =
  31. 31.1/2 + 5/8 =
  32. 32.10/11 + 1/2 =
  33. 33.1/4 + 2/3 =
  34. 34.2/6 + 2/4 =
  35. 35.2/5 − 1/4 =
  36. 36.2/9 + 5/7 =
  37. 37.5/12 − 1/7 =
  38. 38.4/7 + 3/4 =
  39. 39.4/10 + 7/9 =
  40. 40.3/6 + 1/2 =

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3/4
  3. 1/4
  4. 5/18
  5. 5/6
  6. 5/12
  7. 11/15
  8. 3/20
  9. 37/45
  10. 2/5
  11. 11/18
  12. 1/3
  13. 25/21
  14. 3/5
  15. 1/3
  16. 11/18
  17. 1/24
  18. 1/6
  19. 49/33
  20. 3/10
  21. 3/2
  22. 71/42
  23. 4/3
  24. 5/6
  25. 7/5
  26. 49/44
  27. 23/35
  28. 97/132
  29. 5/21
  30. 7/33
  31. 9/8
  32. 31/22
  33. 11/12
  34. 5/6
  35. 3/20
  36. 59/63
  37. 23/84
  38. 37/28
  39. 53/45
  40. 1

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