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What should the following equation be multiplied by in order to eliminate the fractions?

What should the following equation be multiplied by in order to eliminate the fractions-example-1
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Answer:

6

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User Muuk
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Answer:

6

Explanation:

To figure out what needs to be multiplied, we need to find the least common denominator. By finding this, we know that what we multiply the equation with will be a multiple of each denominator, meaning that there will be no fractions left.

We can find the least common denominator by listing multiples of each fraction, and finding which one is the smallest but still in each list.

3: 3, 6, 9, 12...

2: 2, 4, 6, 8...

6: 6, 12, 18, 24...

We can notice that 6 is the lowest number in each list. Therefore, 6 is our least common denominator, and if we multiply by 6, the fractions will be removed.

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