Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________
Instructions: Add or subtract the fractions below. Remember to simplify your answer to lowest terms.
Section A: Addition
1. 3
8 + 2
8 = __________
2. 5
12 + 7
12 = __________
3. 4
9 + 2
9 = __________
4. 3
10 + 9
10 = __________
5. 7
15 + 4
15 = __________
6. 5
18 + 11
18 = __________
Section B: Subtraction
7. 7
9 − 2
9 = __________
8. 11
12 − 5
12 = __________
9. 9
14 − 3
14 = __________
10. 13
16 − 5
16 = __________
11. 8
11 − 3
11 = __________
12. 17
20 − 9
20 = __________
Section C: Challenge Problems
13. 2
7 + 3
7 + 4
7 = __________
14. 15
24 − 7
24 + 4
24 = __________