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A common denominator results from comparing two or more unlike denominators. It can be the same as one of the denominators, but doesn't have to be.

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Yes, otherwise is would not be common!

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How do you keep the denominator the same?

you find the common denominator


Denominator that is the same in two or more fractions?

That's a "common" denominator. "Common" means "same for both" or "same for all".


A denominator that is the same in two or more fractions?

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What are fractions that have the same denominator called?

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When two or more fractions have the same denominator it is called what?

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How are a common denominator and a common multiple different?

They are essentially the same. A common denominator is the common multiple of a set of denominators of a set of fractions.


How do you subtract mixed fractions when they have the same denominator?

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Why do you need a common denominator?

Common Denominator means that the denominators in two (or more) fractions are common, or the same. The common denominator is important because before you can add or subtract fractions, the fractions need to have a common denominator.Sometimes fractions have different denominators, like 2/3 and 3/4. If you want to add or subtract them, they need to have the same denominator. In order to do that, you find a common denominator which is the same thing as a common multiple, only with denominators.


Are The greatest common divisor and the least common denominator the same?

No.


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They are called like or similar fractions.