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Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions

Section 4.4. Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions. Fractions that have the same or common denominator are called like fractions . Fractions that have different denominators are called unlike fractions. 5. 3. -. and. 7. 7.

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Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions

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  1. Section 4.4 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions

  2. Fractions that have the same or common denominator are called like fractions.Fractions that have different denominators are called unlike fractions. 5 3 - and 7 7 Like Fractions Unlike Fractions Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  3. Adding or Subtracting Like Fractions(Fractions with the Same Denominator) If a, b, and c, are numbers and b is not 0, then To add or subtract fractions with the same denominator, add or subtract their numerators and write the sum or difference over the common denominator. Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  4. = Start End 0 1 To add like fractions, add the numerators and write the sum over the common denominator. Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  5. Helpful Hint Do not forget to write the answer in simplest form. If it is not in simplest form, divide out all common factors larger than 1. Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  6. Equivalent Negative Fractions Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  7. To add or subtract fractions that have unlike, or different, denominators, we write the fractions as equivalent fractions with a common denominator. The smallest common denominator is called the least common denominator (LCD) or the least common multiple (LCM). Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  8. The least common denominator (LCD) of a list of fractions is the smallest positive number divisible by all the denominators in the list. (The least common denominator is also the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators.) Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

  9. To find the LCD of First, write each denominator as a product of primes. 12 = 2 • 2 • 3 18 = 2 • 3 • 3 Then write each factor the greatest number of times it appears in any one prime factorization. The greatest number of times that 2 appears is 2 times. The greatest number of times that 3 appears is 2 times. LCD = 2 • 2 • 3 • 3 = 36 Martin-Gay, Prealgebra, 5ed

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