Question

What is the LCD of 4 7/9 and 2 2/3?

Answer 1

9

Explanation:

4 7/9 = 43/9

2 2/3 = 24/9

For the denominators (9, 3) the least common multiple (LCM) is 9.

Therefore, the least common denominator (LCD) is 9.

4 7/9 = 43/9 × 1/1 = 43/9

2 2/3 = 8/3 × 3/3 = 24/9

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Answer 2

43/9 and 24/9
Working
First rewrite the mixed numbers into improper fraction.
This gives:
43/9 and 8/3

Then find the lcm of the denominators of the fraction i.e 9 and 3
Express the fractions as x/lcm
This gives 43/9 and 24/9