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Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on switching operation item by item, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NF.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions

5.NF.A.1

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Work out each answer. Simplify where you can.

1.5/6 + 2/5 =
2.7/12 + 1/8 =
3.2/4 + 1/2 =
4.6/8 + 1/2 =
5.1/2 + 4/12 =
6.2/5 + 8/10 =
7.4/12 − 1/6 =
8.1/3 − 1/12 =
9.4/6 − 1/2 =
10.3/5 − 2/6 =
11.2/3 − 4/12 =
12.7/8 − 1/4 =

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Answer key — Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.37/30
  2. 2.17/24
  3. 3.1/1
  4. 4.5/4
  5. 5.5/6
  6. 6.6/5
  7. 7.1/6
  8. 8.1/4
  9. 9.1/6
  10. 10.4/15
  11. 11.1/3
  12. 12.5/8

Questions about Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions

What does the Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions worksheet cover?

It practises switching operation item by item — 12 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.NF.A.1: Add and subtract fractions with different denominators. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer. Simplify where you can”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.A.1 — 5.NF.A.1, in the Number & Operations — Fractions domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.NF.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 5.NF.A.1

Add and subtract fractions with different denominators.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.NF.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.