Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Here you will find support pages about how to add and subtract fractions (with both like and unlike denominators).

• How do you add Fractions?
• Steps to subtract Fractions?

If you want to use our Free Fraction Calculator to do the work for you then use the link below.

Our Fraction calculator will allow you to add or subtract fractions and show you the steps to work it out.

Otherwise, for more detailed support and worksheets, keep reading!

Find out how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators using the video below.

Here you will find a selection of Free Fraction worksheets designed to help your child understand how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator. The sheets are graded so that the easier ones are at the top.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• add and subtract fractions with the same denominator.

All the free Fraction worksheets in this section support the Elementary Math Benchmarks for Third Grade.

If you need to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators, then we have a page dedicated to this skill.

Here you will find a selection of Fraction worksheets designed to help your child understand how to work out fractions of different numbers, where the numerator is equal to 1.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• develop an understanding of fractions as parts of a whole;
• know how to calculate unit fractions of a range of numbers.

Here you will find a selection of Fraction Flash Cards designed to help your child learn their Fractions.

Using Flash Cards is a great way to learn your Fraction facts as parts of a whole. They can be taken on a journey, played with in a game, or used in a spare five minutes daily until your child knows their Fractions off by heart.

Using these flashcards will help your child to:

• understand fractions as parts of a whole;
• practice their equivalent fraction facts.

All the printable Math facts in this section support the Elementary Math Benchmarks.

Here you will find the Math Salamanders free online Math help pages about Fractions.

There is a wide range of help pages including help with:

• fraction definitions;
• equivalent fractions;
• converting improper fractions;
• how to add and subtract fractions;
• how to convert fractions to decimals and percentages;
• how to simplify fractions.

The Math Salamanders hope you enjoy using these free printable Math worksheets and all our other Math games and resources.

We welcome any comments about our site or worksheets on the Facebook comments box at the bottom of every page.