Math Ladder

Adding and subtracting fractions worksheets Grade 5

Adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, using the least common denominator.

  1. Adding fractions with related denominatorsAdd fractions where one denominator divides the other: rewrite, add, simplify.
  2. Subtracting fractions with related denominatorsSubtract fractions where one denominator divides the other.
  3. Adding fractions with unlike denominatorsAdd fractions by rewriting both with the least common denominator.
  4. Subtracting fractions with unlike denominatorsSubtract fractions by rewriting both with the least common denominator.
  5. Adding mixed numbersAdd mixed numbers: the fractions, then the whole numbers, carrying when needed.
  6. Subtracting mixed numbersSubtract mixed numbers: the fractions, then the whole numbers.
  7. Subtracting mixed numbers with borrowingSubtract mixed numbers when the top fraction is smaller, borrowing 1 from the whole number.
  8. Adding and subtracting three fractionsFind one common denominator for three fractions, then add or subtract.

Unit packet

One two-sided worksheet for every topic, then the unit test, with the answer key at the back. Fresh each time.

Unit test

Two problems from every topic. Pass it and move up to the next unit.