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Add and subtract fractions with negatives

Grade 7 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Give the answer as a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.

  1. Evaluate: 3/10 − (−5/8) (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  2. Evaluate: 4/5 − 4/5 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  3. Evaluate: −1/3 + 2/5 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  4. Evaluate: 5/8 − 5/8 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  5. Evaluate: −2/3 − (−3/4) (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  6. Evaluate: 3/5 + 1/2 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  7. Evaluate: 1/2 − 7/10 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  8. Evaluate: −1/2 − 7/8 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  9. Evaluate: 4/5 + 2/3 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  10. Evaluate: −3/4 − 9/10 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  11. Evaluate: −1/3 − 1/4 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  12. Evaluate: 2/7 + (−1/7) (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  13. Evaluate: 1/4 − 3/8 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  14. Evaluate: 1/4 + 3/7 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  15. Evaluate: 1/3 − 1/3 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  16. Evaluate: −2/3 + (−1/2) (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  17. Evaluate: −1/3 + 4/15 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  18. Evaluate: 3/4 − 3/4 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  19. Evaluate: −1/2 − (−2/9) (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
  20. Evaluate: 1/2 + 2/3 (Write a fraction in lowest terms, or a whole number.)
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Answer key: Add and subtract fractions with negatives

  1. 37/40
  2. 0
  3. 1/15
  4. 0
  5. 1/12
  6. 11/10
  7. -1/5
  8. -11/8
  9. 22/15
  10. -33/20
  11. -7/12
  12. 1/7
  13. -1/8
  14. 19/28
  15. 0
  16. -7/6
  17. -1/15
  18. 0
  19. -5/18
  20. 7/6