How Do You Add Fractions with Different Denominators?

How Do You Add Fractions with Different Denominators?

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Trying to add fractions with unlike denominators? You're going to need a common denominator first! Follow along with this tutorial and see what you need to do to add these fractions together.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • skill
  • fractions
  • sum
  • add
  • add fractions
  • different denominator
  • denominator

Background Tutorials

  • Fraction Basics

      • What's a Numerator and What's A Denominator?What's a Numerator and What's A Denominator?

      What's a Numerator and What's A Denominator?

      Numerators and denominators are the key ingredients that make fractions, so if you want to work with fractions, you have to know what numerators and denominators are. Lucky for you, this tutorial will teach you some great tricks for remembering what numerators and denominators are all about.

  • Adding Real Numbers

      • How Do You Add Fractions with the Same Denominator?How Do You Add Fractions with the Same Denominator?

      How Do You Add Fractions with the Same Denominator?

      While adding fractions can be hard, adding fractions with the same denominator is just as easy as adding numbers. That's why when you add fractions you first get all of them to have the same denominator, and then add them up. In this tutorial you get to see just how easy it is to add up fractions once they have the same denominator!

  • Adding and Subtracting with Unlike Denominators

      • What's the Least Common Denominator?What's the Least Common Denominator?

      What's the Least Common Denominator?

      When you're working with fractions, you may need to find the least common denominator (LCD) in order to get the fractions to have a common denominator so that you can add or subtract them. The LCD is the smallest multiple that the denominators have in common. Learn about the LCD in this tutorial!

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