Common Denominators: The common denominator is smaller than the product of the denominators

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Exercise #1

48+410= \frac{4}{8}+\frac{4}{10}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to find the lowest common multiple between 8 and 10

To find the lowest common multiple, we need to find a number that is divisible by both 8 and 10

In this case, the lowest common multiple is 40

Now, let's multiply each number in the appropriate multiples to reach the number 40

We will multiply the first number by 5

We will multiply the second number by 4

4×58×5+4×410×4=2040+1640 \frac{4\times5}{8\times5}+\frac{4\times4}{10\times4}=\frac{20}{40}+\frac{16}{40}

Now let's calculate:

20+1640=3640 \frac{20+16}{40}=\frac{36}{40}

Answer

3640 \frac{36}{40}

Exercise #2

51016= \frac{5}{10}-\frac{1}{6}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to find the lowest common multiple between 6 and 10

To find the lowest common multiple, we need to find a number that is divisible by both 6 and 10

In this case, the lowest common multiple is 30

Now let's multiply each number by an appropriate factor to reach the multiple of 30

We will multiply the first number by 3

We will multiply the second number by 5

5×310×31×56×5=1530530 \frac{5\times3}{10\times3}-\frac{1\times5}{6\times5}=\frac{15}{30}-\frac{5}{30}

Now let's subtract:

15530=1030 \frac{15-5}{30}=\frac{10}{30}

Answer

1030 \frac{10}{30}

Exercise #3

41014= \frac{4}{10}-\frac{1}{4}=

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Answer

320 \frac{3}{20}

Exercise #4

14+36= \frac{1}{4}+\frac{3}{6}=

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Answer

912 \frac{9}{12}

Exercise #5

36+39= \frac{3}{6}+\frac{3}{9}=

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Answer

1518 \frac{15}{18}

Exercise #6

24+16= \frac{2}{4}+\frac{1}{6}=

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Answer

812 \frac{8}{12}

Exercise #7

48+512= \frac{4}{8}+\frac{5}{12}=

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Answer

2224 \frac{22}{24}

Exercise #8

3614= \frac{3}{6}-\frac{1}{4}=

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Answer

312 \frac{3}{12}

Exercise #9

71026= \frac{7}{10}-\frac{2}{6}=

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Answer

1130 \frac{11}{30}

Exercise #10

1416= \frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{6}=

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Answer

112 \frac{1}{12}

Exercise #11

28+512= \frac{2}{8}+\frac{5}{12}=

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Answer

1624 \frac{16}{24}

Exercise #12

410+512= \frac{4}{10}+\frac{5}{12}=

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Answer

4960 \frac{49}{60}

Exercise #13

5624= \frac{5}{6}-\frac{2}{4}=

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Answer

412 \frac{4}{12}

Exercise #14

81026= \frac{8}{10}-\frac{2}{6}=

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Answer

1430 \frac{14}{30}