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Finding a common denominator

3/10 and 6/15

User Jeovanny
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Answer:

30.

Explanation:

We can do this from the prime factors:

10 = 2*5

15 = 3*5

We have a common factor of 5 so we only use this once in the calculation:

LCM = 2*3*5 = 30.

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