5th Grade Math Worksheets: Fractions - Addition & Subtraction

Fraction worksheets from K5 Learning

Our grade 5 adding and subtracting fractions worksheets provide practice in adding and subtracting fractions with both like and unlike denominators.  These math worksheets complement our online math program.

Fraction addition

  

 

Example
Adding like fractions - denominators from 2-25  
   3/25 + 11/25 =
Adding mixed numbers (like denominators)
  4 1/8 + 3 2/8 =
Add a fraction and a mixed number (like denominators)
  10/12 + 4 3/12 =
Completing whole numbers (mixed numbers)   2 2/4 + ___ = 5 

Unlike fractions - addition

    
Adding unlike fractions - denominators 2-12   2/5 + 4/6 =
Add a fraction and a mixed number - denominators 2-12   5 7/12 + 5/10 =
Add mixed numbers - denominators 2-12   18 9/11 + 16 3/6 =

Fraction subtraction

    
Subtracting like fractions (denominators 2-25)   10/23 - 5/23 =
Subtracting a fraction from whole number   6 - 7/8 =
Subtracting a fraction from a mixed number (same denominators)   1 2/7 - 4/7 =
Subtract mixed numbers (same denominators)   8 7/10 - 3 2/10 =
Subtract mixed numbers (missing number) 5 4/5 - ___ = 3 3/5

Unlike fractions - subtraction

    
Subtract unlike fractions (denominators 2-12)
   3/4 - 8/11 =
Subtract unlike fractions (denominators 2-25)   7/22 - 9/25 =
Subtract mixed numbers (unlike denominators)
   16 8/9 - 5 1/8 =

Grade 5 Adding Fractions Worksheet

 

 

 

Sample Grade 5
Adding Fractions
Worksheet

 

Answers provided on
2nd page

 

Multiple versions of
each worksheet

 

All worksheets
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