CBSE Class 5 Maths: Adding & Subtracting Fractions Workbook

This workbook helps your child add and subtract fractions. It covers like fractions, taking fractions away from 1 and from whole numbers, finding a common denominator with the LCM, adding and subtracting unlike fractions, three fractions at a time, adding and subtracting mixed numbers (with carrying and borrowing), estimating to check answers, and real-life word problems. Every answer is written in simplest form. It has 335 activities in 16 sections, arranged in four parts.

What your child will practise

• Adding Like Fractions – Adding fractions with the same denominator
• Subtracting Like Fractions – Subtracting fractions with the same denominator
• Fractions and Whole Numbers – Taking fractions away from 1 and from whole numbers
• Making Common Denominators – Using the LCM to make like fractions
• Adding Unlike Fractions – Adding fractions with different denominators
• Subtracting Unlike Fractions – Subtracting fractions with different denominators
• Three Fractions at a Time – Adding and subtracting three fractions
• Adding Mixed Numbers – Adding mixed numbers
• Subtracting Mixed Numbers – Subtracting mixed numbers
• Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators – Mixed numbers with different denominators
• Estimating and Checking – Estimating and checking answers
• Word Problems – Fractions in everyday life
• Mixed Practice – A mix of every skill in this book
• Think! Puzzles & Challenges – Fraction puzzles and challenges
• Adding and Subtracting Check-Up – Final test covering every skill in this workbook

Who it is for

CBSE Class 5 students (age about 10–11), and Class 6 children who need a refresher.

How to use it

Print the pages you need, or the whole book, on A4 paper. Short, regular sessions work best. Answers are at the back so you can check the work together.

Based on the CBSE / NCERT Class 5 (Grade 5) Mathematics curriculum. Instant PDF download, 50 pages.