How Do You Make Fractions Have The Same Denominators?

Answer 1

You need to find the lowest common denominator.

For example-

1/6 + 2/12 =

2/12 + 2/12=4/12

you need to multiply the 6 two times to get 12 and what you do to the bottom you always do to the top so you multiply 1 by 2 and get 2!

Answer 2

You divide or multiply the denominator and numerator of the fractions in order for the denominators to match. For example:

We have the two fractions 5/6 and 4/7. We can multiply the first fraction's numerator and denominator by 7 to get 35/42. We can multiply the second fraction's numerator and denominator by 6 to get 24/42.

Therefore we would then have 35/42 and 24/42 with matching denominators.