find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (6, 8) = 24 36
=
3 x 246 x 24
=
3 x 424
=
1224 38
=
3 x 248 x 24
=
3 x 324
=
924 36
-
38
=
1224
-
924
=
12 - 924 36
-
38
=
324
simplify the above fraction
GCF(3, 24) = 3 324
=
3 ÷ 324 ÷ 3
=
18 36
-
38
=
18
2
8/7
-
3/9
=
17/21
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (7, 9) = 63 87
=
8 x 637 x 63
=
8 x 963
=
7263 39
=
3 x 639 x 63
=
3 x 763
=
2163 87
-
39
=
7263
-
2163
=
72 - 2163 87
-
39
=
5163
simplify the above fraction
GCF(51, 63) = 3 5163
=
51 ÷ 363 ÷ 3
=
1721 87
-
39
=
1721
3
4/3
-
8/7
=
4/21
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (3, 7) = 21 43
=
4 x 213 x 21
=
4 x 721
=
2821 87
=
8 x 217 x 21
=
8 x 321
=
2421 43
-
87
=
2821
-
2421
=
28 - 2421 43
-
87
=
421
4
3/5
-
1/2
=
1/10
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (5, 2) = 10 35
=
3 x 105 x 10
=
3 x 210
=
610 12
=
1 x 102 x 10
=
1 x 510
=
510 35
-
12
=
610
-
510
=
6 - 510 35
-
12
=
110
5
10/8
-
4/9
=
29/36
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (8, 9) = 72 108
=
10 x 728 x 72
=
10 x 972
=
9072 49
=
4 x 729 x 72
=
4 x 872
=
3272 108
-
49
=
9072
-
3272
=
90 - 3272 108
-
49
=
5872
simplify the above fraction
GCF(58, 72) = 2 5872
=
58 ÷ 272 ÷ 2
=
2936 108
-
49
=
2936
6
10/5
-
4/6
=
4/3
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (5, 6) = 30 105
=
10 x 305 x 30
=
10 x 630
=
6030 46
=
4 x 306 x 30
=
4 x 530
=
2030 105
-
46
=
6030
-
2030
=
60 - 2030 105
-
46
=
4030
simplify the above fraction
GCF(40, 30) = 10 4030
=
40 ÷ 1030 ÷ 10
=
43 105
-
46
=
43
7
6/8
-
5/9
=
7/36
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (8, 9) = 72 68
=
6 x 728 x 72
=
6 x 972
=
5472 59
=
5 x 729 x 72
=
5 x 872
=
4072 68
-
59
=
5472
-
4072
=
54 - 4072 68
-
59
=
1472
simplify the above fraction
GCF(14, 72) = 2 1472
=
14 ÷ 272 ÷ 2
=
736 68
-
59
=
736
8
8/3
-
7/10
=
59/30
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (3, 10) = 30 83
=
8 x 303 x 30
=
8 x 1030
=
8030 710
=
7 x 3010 x 30
=
7 x 330
=
2130 83
-
710
=
8030
-
2130
=
80 - 2130 83
-
710
=
5930
9
10/8
-
9/10
=
7/20
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (8, 10) = 40 108
=
10 x 408 x 40
=
10 x 540
=
5040 910
=
9 x 4010 x 40
=
9 x 440
=
3640 108
-
910
=
5040
-
3640
=
50 - 3640 108
-
910
=
1440
simplify the above fraction
GCF(14, 40) = 2 1440
=
14 ÷ 240 ÷ 2
=
720 108
-
910
=
720
10
5/4
-
3/8
=
7/8
find the LCM for unlike denominators
LCM (4, 8) = 8 54
=
5 x 84 x 8
=
5 x 28
=
108 54
-
38
=
108
-
38
=
10 - 38 54
-
38
=
78
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