1/3, 3/4, 5/32, 8/9
The LCD is 288.
c.288
1440
288
288
1/3 and 1/4
c.288
1440
288
288
1/3 and 1/4
288
1/3 and 3/8 have a lcd of 24 (8/24 and 9/24)
Similar fractions are just fractions that have the same denominator. Three examples of similar fractions are: 1/3, 2/3, 4/3; 1/8, 3/8, 7/8; and 1/32, 5/32, and 17/32.
(1) find the LCD. (2) find the factor that each original denominator needs to be multiplied by to get the LCD. (3) multiply both the numerator and the denominator by that factor.
The LCD for these two fractions is 6.
1/6 is one fraction. You need at least two fractions to find something in common.
Not true. Try 1/6 + 1/3