Adding and subtracting fractions worksheets
Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators. Grade 4 and Grade 5 worksheets with answer keys.
Adding fractions with like denominators
Grade 4 · Math · 1 page
Subtracting fractions with like denominators
Grade 4 · Math · 1 page
Adding fractions with unlike denominators
Grade 5 · Math · 1 page
About these adding and subtracting fractions worksheets
With like denominators, children add or subtract the numerators and keep the denominator. With unlike denominators, they first find a common denominator.
Tips for practice
Answers can be simplified at the end: 4/8 becomes 1/2.
Questions parents ask
How do you add fractions with different denominators?
Find a common denominator, rewrite both fractions, then add the numerators.
What grade?
Grade 4 for like denominators, Grade 5 for unlike.
More skills to practise
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