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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.

1.2/5 + 5/6 =
2.1/3 + 1/8 =
3.5/6 + 2/5 =
4.2/6 + 7/8 =
5.2/5 + 2/12 =
6.5/6 + 8/12 =
7.3/12 − 1/6 =
8.1/2 − 3/12 =
9.7/8 − 1/5 =
10.7/4 − 3/8 =
11.4/3 − 2/5 =
12.3/2 − 1/4 =

LessonPrint · 5.NF.A.1 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.37/30
  2. 2.11/24
  3. 3.37/30
  4. 4.29/24
  5. 5.17/30
  6. 6.3/2
  7. 7.1/12
  8. 8.1/4
  9. 9.27/40
  10. 10.11/8
  11. 11.14/15
  12. 12.5/4

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