60
To convert fifths to twelfths, we need to find a common denominator for both fractions. In this case, the least common multiple of 5 and 12 is 60. One fifth is equivalent to 12 twelfths, so to make one fifth, you would need 12 twelfths.
That's the least common denominator or LCD.
The least common denominator.
The least common multiple of two or more denominators is known as the least common denominator, or LCD.
The least common denominator is the least common multiple of the denominators of the fractions.
The least common denominator is 1. The greatest common denominator is 2. The least common multiple is 1,218.
The least common denominator (LCD) is 1.
The least common denominator is 3x.
The least common denominator is 60.
a least common (LCD) denominator is a least common multiple (LCM); only it's a fraction and it's LCM is in the denominator's place.
A common denominator needs at least two figures; that's why it's called a 'common' denominator.