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Grade 6
Fractions - Addition and Subtraction
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(1)

Solve the following fractions and reduce them to the simplest form:
A)

83
66

D)

667
520

G)

252

M)

123
80

19

1097

305

22

31

28

3
5

E)

883

H)

408

N)
=

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328
225

19

1017

571

39

35

658

K)

C)

28

595

16

58
39

40

744

J)

B)

29
47

15
34

26
45

1641

1148

F)
=

749
459

I)

576
341

L)
=

O)
=

521
418

17

27

31

957

41

12

1208

22

12
29

9
19

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(2)

Add the following fractions and reduce them to the simplest form:
A)

9
11

D)

23
26

G)

29
30

J)

11
13

M)

20
21

10
29

11
32

23
31

9
28

3
4

B)
=

20

E)
=

23
26

H)
=

28
33

K)
=

21
22

N)
=

19

27
32

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25
31

14
31

19
30

9
25

20
27

C)
=

13

F)
=

23
24

I)
=

11
15

L)
=

19
24

O)
=

10

20
23

28
45

20
23

6
11

10
21

5
28

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Answers
(1)

A)

28

B)

33

Step 1
83

58

22

39

25

28

Step 1

28

1641

39

1148

22

41

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 66 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 39 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 1148 and

22 and divide the

LCM into the
denominator 66 and
then multiply the

39 and divide the

LCM into the
denominator 39 and
then multiply the

41 and divide the LCM

into the denominator
1148 and then multiply
the result by the

result by the
numerator 83
and divide the LCM

result by the
numerator 58
and divide the LCM

numerator 1641
and divide the LCM
into the denominator

into the denominator

22 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 9 then add

into the denominator

39 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 28 then

41 and then multiply

the result by the
numerator 22 then
add the both of them.

the both of them.

add the both of them.

83

66

22

58

28

39

39

58 1 - 28 1

66

39

83 - 27

66
56
66

28

33

39

10
13

Therefore the

Therefore the

subtraction of the

subtraction of the

fractions

66

fractions

22

28

33

21

26

Step 1
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E)

58
39

1641 - 616
1148
1025

1148

25
28

Step 3

Step 3

1148

39
=

41

1641 1 - 22 28

58 - 28

30

22

1148

Step 3

83

1641

83 1 - 9 3

D)

C)

13

Step 1

66

10

Therefore the
subtraction of the

fractions

28
39

22

10

41

1641
1148

25
28

13

16
Step 1

17

F)

25

27

Step 1
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667

520

19

883

40

595

19

749

35

459

12

17

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 520 and
40 and divide the
LCM into the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 595 and
35 and divide the
LCM into the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 459 and
17 and divide the LCM
into the denominator

denominator 520 and

then multiply the
result by the

denominator 595 and

then multiply the
result by the

459 and then multiply

the result by the
numerator 749

numerator 667
and divide the LCM

numerator 883
and divide the LCM

and divide the LCM

into the denominator

into the denominator

40 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 19 then
add the both of them.

into the denominator

35 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 19 then
add the both of them.

17 and then multiply

the result by the
numerator 12 then
add the both of them.

667

19

520

40

883

19

595

35

520

595

520
420

520

21
26

595
560

595

16
17

Step 3

Therefore the

Therefore the

subtraction of the

subtraction of the

667

520

19
40

21

26

23

H)

24

Step 1
1097
744

883

fractions

595

749 - 324
459
425

459

25
27

Therefore the
subtraction of the

749

fractions

19
35

16

459

12
17

25
27

17

13

I)

14

Step 1
-

Step 3

Step 3

fractions

17

459

883 - 323

12

749 1 - 12 27

883 1 - 19 17

667 - 247

749
459

667 1 - 19 13

G)

16

1017

31

658

11
Step 1

29

576

47

341

27
31

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 744 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 658 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 341 and

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31 and divide the

LCM into the
denominator 744 and
then multiply the
result by the

47 and divide the

LCM into the
denominator 658 and
then multiply the
result by the

31 and divide the LCM

into the denominator
341 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 576

numerator 1097
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
31 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 16 then
add the both of them.

numerator 1017
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
47 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 29 then
add the both of them.

and divide the LCM

into the denominator
31 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 27 then
add the both of them.

1097

744

31

1017

29

658

47

744

658

744
713

23

744

24

658

14

Step 3

Therefore the
subtraction of the

Therefore the
subtraction of the

fractions
16
31

1097
744

23

29

24

47

K)

9
Step 1
305
252

1017

fractions

571

28

408

341

9
11

576

fractions

341

27
31

9
11

14

L)

24

Therefore the
subtraction of the

Step 1
-

279

Step 3

13

23

658

341

13

Step 3

576 - 297

658
=

31

341

1017 - 406

611

576 1 - 27 11

1017 1 - 29 14

1097 - 384

27

341

1097 1 - 16 24

J)

16

576

28

33

Step 1
-

15

1208

34

957

12
29

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 252 and
28 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 252 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 408 and
34 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 408 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 957 and
29 and divide the LCM
into the denominator
957 and then multiply

then multiply the

result by the
numerator 305

then multiply the

result by the
numerator 571

the result by the

numerator 1208
and divide the LCM

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and divide the LCM

into the denominator
28 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 9 then add

and divide the LCM

into the denominator
34 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 15 then

the both of them.

add the both of them.

305

252

28

15

408

34

252

408
=

252
224

252

408
=

408

23
24

Step 3

Therefore the
subtraction of the

Therefore the
subtraction of the

fractions

252

fractions

28

15

16

Step 1
123
80

571

N)

408

1208 - 396
957
812

28

957

33

Therefore the
subtraction of the
1208

fractions

15
34

12

23

29

957

28

33

24

22

O)

25

Step 1
-

Step 3

Step 3

305

29

957

571 - 180

391

12

1208 1 - 12 33

571 1 - 15 12

305 - 81

1208
957

305 1 - 9 9

M)

571

into the denominator

29 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 12 then
add the both of them.

328

225

17

22

Step 1
-

26

521

45

418

9
19

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 80 and
5 and divide the LCM

Find the LCM of the

denominator 225 and
45 and divide the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 418 and
19 and divide the LCM

into the denominator

80 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 123
and divide the LCM
into the denominator

LCM into the

denominator 225 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 328
and divide the LCM

into the denominator

418 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 521
and divide the LCM
into the denominator

5 and then multiply

the result by the
numerator 3 then add
the both of them.

into the denominator

45 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 26 then

19 and then multiply

the result by the
numerator 9 then add
the both of them.

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123

80

3
5

add the both of them.

328

80

80

=
15
16

Step 3

123
80

225

225

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22
25

3
5

fractions

22

328
225

521 - 198
418
323
418

17
22

Step 3

Therefore the
subtraction of the

15
16

Step 3

Therefore the
subtraction of the
fractions

418

328 - 130

198

19

521 1 - 9 22

225

123 - 48

75

45

418

328 1 - 26 5

80
=

225

123 1 - 3 16

26

521

Therefore the
subtraction of the
26
45

fractions

521
418

9
19

17
22

25

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(2)

A)

371

B)

319

Step 1
9
11

C)

620

Step 1

10

19

29

20

814

585

Step 1

25

10

31

13

28
45

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 11 and
29 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 11 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 9
and divide the LCM

Find the LCM of the

denominator 20 and
31 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 20 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 19
and divide the LCM

Find the LCM of the

denominator 13 and
45 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 13 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 10
and divide the LCM

into the denominator

29 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 10 then
add the both of them.

into the denominator

31 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 25 then
add the both of them.

into the denominator

45 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 28 then
add the both of them.

9
11

10

29

19

25

20

10

31

13

28
45

9 29 + 10 11

19 31 + 25 20

10 45 + 28 13

319

620

585

261 + 110

319
371

319

589 + 500

620
1089

620

450 + 364
585
814
585

Step 3

Step 3

Step 3

Therefore the
addition of the

Therefore the addition

Therefore the addition

fractions

D)

1089

9
11

10
29

25

31

19

of the fractions

20

1089

620

28

45

10
13

814
585

319

416

Step 1

26

371

511

23

of the fractions

E)

1077

806

Step 1
11

23

32

26

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F)

1009

552

Step 1
14

23

31

24

20
23

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Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 26 and
32 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 26 and
then multiply the
result by the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 26 and
31 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 26 and
then multiply the
result by the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 24 and
23 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 24 and
then multiply the
result by the

numerator 23
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
32 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 11 then
add the both of them.

numerator 23
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
31 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 14 then
add the both of them.

numerator 23
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
23 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 20 then
add the both of them.

23
26

11

32

14

26

23

31

20

24

23

23 16 + 11 13

23 31 + 14 26

23 23 + 20 24

416

806

552

368 + 143

416
511

416

713 + 364

806
1077

806

529 + 480
552
1009
552

Step 3

Step 3

Step 3

Therefore the
addition of the

Therefore the addition

Therefore the addition

fractions

G)

23

23
26

11
32

14

31

23

of the fractions

26

1077

806

20

24

1009

23

23

552

416

930

Step 1

30

511

1589

29

of the fractions

H)

163

I)

110

Step 1
23

28

31

33

211

165

Step 1
19

11

30

15

6
11

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 30 and
31 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 30 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 33 and
30 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 33 and

Find the LCM of the

denominator 15 and
11 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 15 and

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then multiply the

result by the
numerator 29
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
31 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 23 then
add the both of them.
29
30

23

31

28

33

19

then multiply the

result by the
numerator 11
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
11 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 6 then add
the both of them.
11

30

15

6
11

29 31 + 23 30

28 10 + 19 11

11 11 + 6 15

930

330

165

899 + 690

930
1589

930

280 + 209

330
489
330

163

110

121 + 90
165
211
165

Step 3

Step 3

Step 3

Therefore the
addition of the

Therefore the addition

Therefore the addition

29

fractions

J)

then multiply the

result by the
numerator 28
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
30 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 19 then
add the both of them.

30

23
31

19

of the fractions

33

163

30

28

110

11

11
15

211
165

930

364

Step 1

13

1589

425

11

of the fractions

K)

723

L)

550

Step 1
9

21

28

22

71

56

Step 1
9

19

25

24

10
21

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

denominator 13 and
28 and divide the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 22 and
25 and divide the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 24 and
21 and divide the

LCM into the

denominator 13 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 11
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
28 and then multiply

LCM into the

denominator 22 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 21
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
25 and then multiply

LCM into the

denominator 24 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 19
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
21 and then multiply

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the result by the

numerator 9 then add
the both of them.
11
13

21

28

22

9
25

the result by the

numerator 10 then
add the both of them.
19

24

10

21

11 28 + 9 13

21 25 + 9 22

19 7 + 10 8

364

550

168

308 + 117

364
425

364

525 + 198

550
723

550

133 + 80
168
213
168

71

56

Step 3

Step 3

Step 3

Therefore the
addition of the

Therefore the addition

Therefore the addition

11

fractions

M)

the result by the

numerator 9 then add
the both of them.

13

9
28

25

21

of the fractions

22

723

550

10

24

71

21

19

56

364

N)

84

Step 1

21

425

143

20

of the fractions

1369

O)

864

Step 1
3

27

32

675

644

Step 1
20

20

27

23

5
28

Step 2

Step 2

Step 2

Find the LCM of the

Find the LCM of the

Find the LCM of the

denominator 21 and 4
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
21 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 20
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
4 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 3 then add
the both of them.

denominator 32 and
27 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 32 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 27
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
27 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 20 then
add the both of them.

denominator 23 and
28 and divide the
LCM into the
denominator 23 and
then multiply the
result by the
numerator 20
and divide the LCM
into the denominator
28 and then multiply
the result by the
numerator 5 then add
the both of them.

20
21

3
4

20 4 + 3 21
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27
32

20
27

20
23

5
28

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84
=

27 27 + 20 32

20 28 + 5 23

864

644

80 + 63
84

729 + 640
864

143
84

Step 3

1369

864

560 + 115
644
675
644

Therefore the

Step 3

Step 3

addition of the

Therefore the addition

Therefore the addition

fractions

20
21

3
4

143
84

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of the fractions

20
27

1369
864

27
32

of the fractions

5
28

20
23

675
644

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