emilymart25 emilymart25
  • 03-09-2019
  • Mathematics
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How do you add add fraction with a different denominator?

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Аноним Аноним
  • 03-09-2019

Find the LCM (least common multiple) of the denominators, and use that as the denominator for the two fractions.

Ex.

[tex]\frac{3}{4} +\frac{2}{3}[/tex]

LCM (3, 4) is 12

[tex]\frac{9}{12} +\frac{8}{12}[/tex]

=[tex]\frac{17}{12}[/tex]

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evelynb000 evelynb000
  • 03-09-2019

Answer: You multiply each denominator with the other one to make it the same. Then what ever you did to the bottom you do to the top.

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