Download Article Show Download Article Adding fractions with unlike denominators may look tricky, but once you make the denominators the same, addition is a snap. If you're working with improper fractions where the numerators are larger than the denominators, make the denominators the same. Then add the numerators. If you're adding mixed numbers, turn them into improper fractions and make each fraction equivalent. This will make it easy to add the fractions together. Practice Problems
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About This ArticleArticle SummaryX To add fractions with unlike denominators, start by finding the least common multiple for the denominators. Then, divide the least common multiple by the denominator in each fraction. Take the number you get for each fraction and multiply it by the numerator and denominator of that fraction, which will make both denominators equal to the least common multiple. Finally, add the numerators together and leave the denominator as is to get your answer. To learn how to simplify your answer, keep reading! Did this summary help you? Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 868,874 times. Did this article help you?What is the easiest way to add fractions with unlike denominators?You simply use the product of the two denominators as a common denominator. Then, in order to bring both fractions on that common denominator you only need to multiply the numerator of each by the denominator of the other. Easy!
How do we add fractions with different denominators?Adding fractions with Different Denominators
Check the denominators of the fractions. Make the denominators of the fractions same, by finding the LCM of denominators and rationalising them. Add the numerators of the fractions, keeping the denominator common. Simplify the fraction to get final sum.
What is the rule for adding fraction?To add or subtract fractions they must have the same denominator (the bottom value). Addition and Subtraction with the same denominators. If the denominators are already the same then it is just a matter of either adding or subtracting the numerators (the top value).
What are the 3 rules for adding and subtracting fractions?Note: The rules for adding and subtracting improper fractions are the same as working with proper fractions. Step 1: Keep the denominator the same. Step 2: Add or subtract the numerators. Step 3: If the answer is an improper form, reduce the fraction into a mixed number.
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