Adding & Subtracting Fractions Name:

Solve each problem. Write your answer as a mixed number (if possible). Answers
17
1) 2) 1. 18
1 7 2 2
2 - = + =
9 6 3 4
2. 1 212
38 21 17 8 6 14
- = + = 26
18 18 18 12 12 12 3. 42

4. 5 118
3) 32 5 4) 23 5
- 4 = + = 2 335
6 7 9 2 5.

224 198 26 10 9 19
42
-
42
=
42
2
18
+ 2
18
=4
18 6. 8 58
9
7. 40
5) 6)
4
2
- 2
1
= 5
7
+
11
= 8. 5 710
7 5 8 4
150 77 73 7 6 13 9. 1 16
- = 5 + 2 = 7
35 35 35 8 8 8
10. 5 2642
3
7) 5 2 8) 16 1 11. 14
- = + 2 =
8 5 5 2
12. 1
25 16 9 2 5 7
- = 3 + 2 =5
40 40 40 10 10 10

9) 21 7 10) 2 2
- = 4 + 1 =
6 3 6 7
21 14 7 14 12 26
- = 4 + 1 = 5
6 6 6 42 42 42

11) 5 7 12) 2 1
3 - = + =
7 2 4 2
52 49 3 2 2 4
- = + =
14 14 14 4 4 4

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 Adding & Subtracting Fractions Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Write your answer as a mixed number (if possible). Answers
17
1) 2) 1. 18
1 7 2 2
2 - = + =
9 6 3 4
2. 1 212
38 21 17 8 6 14
- = + = 26
18 18 18 12 12 12 3. 42

4. 5 118
3) 32 5 4) 23 5
- 4 = + = 2 335
6 7 9 2 5.

224 198 26 10 9 19
42
-
42
=
42
2
18
+ 2
18
=4
18 6. 8 58
9
7. 40
5) 6)
4
2
- 2
1
= 5
7
+
11
= 8. 5 710
7 5 8 4
150 77 73 7 6 13 9. 1 16
- = 5 + 2 = 7
35 35 35 8 8 8
10. 5 2642
3
7) 5 2 8) 16 1 11. 14
- = + 2 =
8 5 5 2
12. 1
25 16 9 2 5 7
- = 3 + 2 =5
40 40 40 10 10 10

9) 21 7 10) 2 2
- = 4 + 1 =
6 3 6 7
21 14 7 14 12 26
- = 4 + 1 = 5
6 6 6 42 42 42

11) 5 7 12) 2 1
3 - = + =
7 2 4 2
52 49 3 2 2 4
- = + =
14 14 14 4 4 4

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Solve each problem. Write your answer as a mixed number (if possible). Answers

1.
26 9
42 40 8 58 5 710
2.

1 212 5 118 2 335 17

18 3.

4.
LCM = 18 LCM = 12
1) 1 7 2) 2 2 5.
2 - = + =
9 6 3 4
38 21 17 8 6 14 6.
- = + =
18 18 18 12 12 12
7.

8.
LCM = 42 LCM = 18
3) 32 5 4) 23 5
- 4 = + =
6 7 9 2
224 198 26 10 9 19
- = 2 + 2 =4
42 42 42 18 18 18

LCM = 35 LCM = 8
5) 2 1 6) 7 11
4 - 2 = 5 + =
7 5 8 4
150 77 73 7 6 13
- = 5 + 2 = 7
35 35 35 8 8 8

LCM = 40 LCM = 10
7) 5 2 8) 16 1
- = + 2 =
8 5 5 2
25 16 9 2 5 7
- = 3 + 2 =5
40 40 40 10 10 10

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