Get Lesson 4 Homework Practice Add And Subtract Unlike Fractions Answer Key

Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Step 1: Determine the LCM of the denominator values. Step 2: Convert the denominator to the LCM value by multiplying the numerator and denominator using the same number. Step 3: Subtract the numerators, once the fractions have the same denominator values.

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.

How to Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators? Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators. Convert the fractions. Add (or subtract) the fractions. Simplify the answer, if possible.

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First of all, when adding fractions with different denominators, the first step says that we must change these fractions so that they have the "same denominator". You must find what is called a Common Denominator. Now you can add the numerators, and keep the denominator of the equivalent fractions.

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There are two simple rules to add and subtract fractions. If the denominators are the same, then we can directly add and subtract fractions. But if denominators are different then we need to rationalise the denominators by finding LCM of the two and then add the fractions.