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
- 1.10/12 − 2/12 =
- 2.5/7 + 2/5 =
- 3.4/7 − 3/6 =
- 4.7/9 + 1/3 =
- 5.4/6 − 5/8 =
- 6.2/7 + 2/7 =
- 7.5/6 − 2/4 =
- 8.8/10 − 2/8 =
- 9.1/3 + 4/5 =
- 10.1/2 − 2/7 =
- 11.4/6 + 2/3 =
- 12.1/9 + 1/4 =
- 13.5/8 − 1/5 =
- 14.6/9 + 5/8 =
- 15.2/6 + 2/7 =
- 16.2/3 − 2/4 =
- 17.1/2 − 1/4 =
- 18.2/4 − 4/10 =
- 19.7/11 − 1/4 =
- 20.4/10 − 1/9 =
- 21.2/5 − 1/4 =
- 22.3/6 + 3/4 =
- 23.9/12 − 1/2 =
- 24.3/4 − 1/12 =
- 25.1/6 + 9/11 =
- 26.3/6 − 1/3 =
- 27.1/2 + 2/3 =
- 28.4/9 − 1/6 =
- 29.1/2 + 1/3 =
- 30.1/2 + 4/10 =
- 31.4/9 − 3/7 =
- 32.4/9 + 1/4 =
- 33.2/3 + 4/7 =
- 34.4/7 − 2/5 =
- 35.2/3 − 1/2 =
- 36.6/11 + 3/4 =
- 37.3/9 + 7/10 =
- 38.1/9 + 4/10 =
- 39.3/4 + 2/3 =
- 40.10/11 + 2/7 =
Answer key
- 2/3
- 39/35
- 1/14
- 10/9
- 1/24
- 4/7
- 1/3
- 11/20
- 17/15
- 3/14
- 4/3
- 13/36
- 17/40
- 31/24
- 13/21
- 1/6
- 1/4
- 1/10
- 17/44
- 13/45
- 3/20
- 5/4
- 1/4
- 2/3
- 65/66
- 1/6
- 7/6
- 5/18
- 5/6
- 9/10
- 1/63
- 25/36
- 26/21
- 6/35
- 1/6
- 57/44
- 31/30
- 23/45
- 17/12
- 92/77
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