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How are equivalent fractions used when adding unlike fractions

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before you can add or subtract fractions with different denominators,you must find the equivalent fractions with the same the denominations,like this:Find the smallest multiple(LCM) of both numbers.Rewrite the fractions as equivalent fractions with the LCM as the denominators.
User Akbar Ibrahim
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u would have to find the lcm which will convert the fraction into a equalivalent one
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