Question

A fruit salad recipe calls for 3/4 pound of apples and 2/5 pound of dates. What is the least common denominator of the fractions?

Group of answer choices

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

5 and 4 have no common factors until they are multiplied by each other. So if you were to convert your existing measurements, you would do the following.

(3/4) x (5/5)

(2/5) x (4/4)

Giving you 15/20 and 8/20