The LCD for 7 and 5 is 35
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1/5 + 1/7 = 12/35. TO solve, find the least common multiple or lesta common deonominator fo 5 and 7. The answer is 35. Now convert the fractions into those with a common denominator. 1/5 * 7/7 = 7/35 1/7 * 5/5 = 5/35 Now, (7+5) / 35 = 12/35, which is in simplest form.
To get the correct answer. If you were adding 1/5 and 1/7, you might not know that the answer is 12/35 unless you knew that 1/5 = 7/35 and 1/7 = 5/35
The common denominator here is 35. 3/5+5/7 is 21/35+25/35. This is 46/35 or 1 and 11/35.