how to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators?

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2021-10-28

how to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators?

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Laith Petty

Laith Petty

Skilled2021-10-29Added 103 answers

Step 1
First find the least common multiple (LCM) of both the numbers in the denominators.
Then rewrite the fractions as equivalent fractions with the LCM as the denominator and then simplify.
Step 2
For example,
23+76=2(2)+76    LCM of 3 and 6 is 6
=4+76
=116

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