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What Is The Least Common Denominator For The Fractions 5/12 And 7/18

A. 36
B. 216
C. 72
D. 18
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The least common denominator.

Take out the 12 and 18.

2 / 12 18
2 / 6 9
3 / 3 9
3 / 1 3
/ 1 1

Least common denominator = 2 * 2 * 3 * 3 = 36

A) is the answer.

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A. 36, the reason being is because 18x 2 is 36 and 12 x 3 is 36
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