To find the LCD of (5/6, 3/8) we need to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM), which in this case is (6, 8). So we want to find the values of the numerical part of each term. We need to select the largest one, which in this case is 8
Then multiply them together to get the current total. In this case, the current total is 48
Current Total = 48
Multiply the numeric part of the denominators together.
Current Total = 8 + 8 = 16
Again, multiply the numeric part of the denominators together.
Current Total = 16 + 8 = 24
Check each value in the numerical part of each term against the current total. Since the current total is evenly divisible, return it. That is the least common denominator of the numerical part of the fraction.
So the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD) is 24