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Math worksheet for practicing adding and subtracting fractions, featuring 20 problems and an answer column.

A worksheet titled "Adding & Subtracting Fractions" with 20 problems involving fractions, including addition and subtraction, and a column for answers on the right side. The worksheet is labeled "Math" at the bottom left and includes a website URL.

A worksheet titled "Adding & Subtracting Fractions" with 20 problems involving fractions, including addition and subtraction, and a column for answers on the right side. The worksheet is labeled "Math" at the bottom left and includes a website URL.

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Let's solve each of these fraction addition and subtraction problems step by step. All the problems involve like denominators (same denominators), so we can simply add or subtract the numerators while keeping the denominator the same.

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1) $ \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2} $


- Numerator: $ 1 - 1 = 0 $
- Denominator: 2
- Answer: $ \frac{0}{2} = 0 $

Answer: 0

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2) $ \frac{5}{6} + \frac{5}{6} $


- Numerator: $ 5 + 5 = 10 $
- Denominator: 6
- $ \frac{10}{6} $ → Simplify: divide numerator and denominator by 2 → $ \frac{5}{3} $
- $ \frac{5}{3} = 1\frac{2}{3} $

Answer: $ \frac{5}{3} $ or $ 1\frac{2}{3} $

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3) $ \frac{4}{8} - \frac{1}{8} $


- Numerator: $ 4 - 1 = 3 $
- Denominator: 8
- $ \frac{3}{8} $

Answer: $ \frac{3}{8} $

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4) $ \frac{7}{10} + \frac{6}{10} $


- Numerator: $ 7 + 6 = 13 $
- Denominator: 10
- $ \frac{13}{10} = 1\frac{3}{10} $

Answer: $ \frac{13}{10} $ or $ 1\frac{3}{10} $

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5) $ \frac{2}{4} - \frac{1}{4} $


- Numerator: $ 2 - 1 = 1 $
- Denominator: 4
- $ \frac{1}{4} $

Answer: $ \frac{1}{4} $

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6) $ \frac{3}{5} + \frac{2}{5} $


- Numerator: $ 3 + 2 = 5 $
- Denominator: 5
- $ \frac{5}{5} = 1 $

Answer: 1

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7) $ \frac{3}{8} - \frac{3}{8} $


- Numerator: $ 3 - 3 = 0 $
- Denominator: 8
- $ \frac{0}{8} = 0 $

Answer: 0

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8) $ \frac{4}{5} + \frac{3}{5} $


- Numerator: $ 4 + 3 = 7 $
- Denominator: 5
- $ \frac{7}{5} = 1\frac{2}{5} $

Answer: $ \frac{7}{5} $ or $ 1\frac{2}{5} $

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9) $ \frac{3}{6} - \frac{1}{6} $


- Numerator: $ 3 - 1 = 2 $
- Denominator: 6
- $ \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3} $ (simplify by dividing by 2)

Answer: $ \frac{1}{3} $

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10) $ \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{3} $


- Numerator: $ 1 + 1 = 2 $
- Denominator: 3
- $ \frac{2}{3} $

Answer: $ \frac{2}{3} $

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11) $ \frac{6}{8} - \frac{6}{8} $


- Numerator: $ 6 - 6 = 0 $
- Denominator: 8
- $ \frac{0}{8} = 0 $

Answer: 0

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12) $ \frac{2}{6} + \frac{2}{6} $


- Numerator: $ 2 + 2 = 4 $
- Denominator: 6
- $ \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} $ (simplify by dividing by 2)

Answer: $ \frac{2}{3} $

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13) $ \frac{3}{5} - \frac{3}{5} $


- Numerator: $ 3 - 3 = 0 $
- Denominator: 5
- $ \frac{0}{5} = 0 $

Answer: 0

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14) $ \frac{8}{12} + \frac{8}{12} $


- Numerator: $ 8 + 8 = 16 $
- Denominator: 12
- $ \frac{16}{12} = \frac{4}{3} $ (divide numerator and denominator by 4)
- $ \frac{4}{3} = 1\frac{1}{3} $

Answer: $ \frac{4}{3} $ or $ 1\frac{1}{3} $

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15) $ \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{3} $


- Numerator: $ 2 - 1 = 1 $
- Denominator: 3
- $ \frac{1}{3} $

Answer: $ \frac{1}{3} $

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16) $ \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4} $


- Numerator: $ 1 + 1 = 2 $
- Denominator: 4
- $ \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} $

Answer: $ \frac{1}{2} $

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17) $ \frac{8}{10} - \frac{3}{10} $


- Numerator: $ 8 - 3 = 5 $
- Denominator: 10
- $ \frac{5}{10} = \frac{1}{2} $

Answer: $ \frac{1}{2} $

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18) $ \frac{5}{12} + \frac{4}{12} $


- Numerator: $ 5 + 4 = 9 $
- Denominator: 12
- $ \frac{9}{12} = \frac{3}{4} $ (simplify by dividing by 3)

Answer: $ \frac{3}{4} $

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19) $ \frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{5} $


- Numerator: $ 3 - 2 = 1 $
- Denominator: 5
- $ \frac{1}{5} $

Answer: $ \frac{1}{5} $

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20) $ \frac{5}{6} + \frac{1}{6} $


- Numerator: $ 5 + 1 = 6 $
- Denominator: 6
- $ \frac{6}{6} = 1 $

Answer: 1

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Final Answers:



| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | $ \frac{5}{3} $ or $ 1\frac{2}{3} $ |
| 3 | $ \frac{3}{8} $ |
| 4 | $ \frac{13}{10} $ or $ 1\frac{3}{10} $ |
| 5 | $ \frac{1}{4} $ |
| 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 |
| 8 | $ \frac{7}{5} $ or $ 1\frac{2}{5} $ |
| 9 | $ \frac{1}{3} $ |
| 10 | $ \frac{2}{3} $ |
| 11 | 0 |
| 12 | $ \frac{2}{3} $ |
| 13 | 0 |
| 14 | $ \frac{4}{3} $ or $ 1\frac{1}{3} $ |
| 15 | $ \frac{1}{3} $ |
| 16 | $ \frac{1}{2} $ |
| 17 | $ \frac{1}{2} $ |
| 18 | $ \frac{3}{4} $ |
| 19 | $ \frac{1}{5} $ |
| 20 | 1 |

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💡 Tips for solving such problems:
- Always check if the denominators are the same.
- If yes, just add/subtract the numerators.
- Simplify the result if possible.
- Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers if needed.

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