Adding and Subtracting Fractions Answers

1. Find the lowest common multiples for each pair of numbers.

a. 3 and 4 e. 5 and 15

12 15

b. 5 and 7 f. 8 and 10

35 40

c. 3 and 6 g. 4 and 7

6 28

d. 4 and 8 h. 2 and 5

8 10

2. Calculate each of the following questions, making sure all answers are in their simplest form.

2 2 2 1
a. + d. +
5 5 3 3
4 3
 = 1
5 3

6 1 13 4
b. – e. –
8 8 18 18
5 9 1
 = 
8 18 2

1 2
c. +
9 9
3 1
= 
9 3

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3. Calculate each of the following questions, giving your answers as fractions in their simplest
form.

2 3 1 1
a. + e. +
5 10 2 5
4 3 7 5 2 7
+ =  + = 
10 10 10 10 10 10

1 1 3 2
b. + f. –
8 2 5 7
1 4 5 21 10 11
+ =  – = 
8 8 8 35 35 35

10 1 5 3
c. – g. –
12 6 9 11
10 2 8 2 55 27 28
– = =  – = 
12 12 12 3 99 99 99

3 4 5 3
d. – h. +
5 15 6 7
9 4 5 1 35 18 53 11
– = =  + = =1 
15 15 15 3 42 42 42 42

4. Calculate each of the following questions, giving your answers as mixed number fractions in
their simplest form.

1 1 5 1
a. 1 + 2 d. 3 + 1
4 5 8 12
5 11 29 13
+  + 
4 5 8 12
25 44 69 9 87 26 113 17
+ = =3  + = =4 
20 20 20 20 24 24 24 24

1 1 3 3
b. 2 + 3 e. 6 + 4
6 2 5 4
13 7 33 19
+  + 
6 2 5 4
26 42 68 2 132 95 227 7
+ = =5  + = = 11 
12 12 12 3 20 20 20 20

1 1
c. 5 – 2
7 3
36 7
– 
7 3
108 49 59 17
– = =2 
21 21 21 21

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5. Jameela wins some money. She gives the money to her family and spends on a car. What
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fraction of the money does she have left?

1 2 13
+ = 
2 9 18
13 5
1– = of the money left.
18 18

Challenge
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A rectangular mobile phone has a length of 13 cm and a width of 5 cm. Calculate the perimeter
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of the phone, giving your answer as a mixed number fraction in its simplest form.
1 3 1 3
13 + 5 + 13 + 5 
2 4 2 4
27 23 27 23
+ + + 
2 4 2 4
54 23 54 23 154 1
+ + + = = 38 cm
4 4 4 4 4 2

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