Show Download Article Adding fractions with unlike denominators may look tricky, but once you make the denominators the same, addition is a snap. If you're working with improper fractions where the numerators are larger than the denominators, make the denominators the same. Then add the numerators. If you're adding mixed numbers, turn them into improper fractions and make each fraction equivalent. This will make it easy to add the fractions together. Practice Problems
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About This ArticleArticle SummaryX To add fractions with unlike denominators, start by finding the least common multiple for the denominators. Then, divide the least common multiple by the denominator in each fraction. Take the number you get for each fraction and multiply it by the numerator and denominator of that fraction, which will make both denominators equal to the least common multiple. Finally, add the numerators together and leave the denominator as is to get your answer. To learn how to simplify your answer, keep reading! Did this summary help you? Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 866,057 times. Did this article help you?How do you add 4 fractions with different denominators?Adding fractions with Different Denominators
Check the denominators of the fractions. Make the denominators of the fractions same, by finding the LCM of denominators and rationalising them. Add the numerators of the fractions, keeping the denominator common. Simplify the fraction to get final sum.
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