Mathematics
Grade5
Easy

Question

What is the first step that you do when adding fractions with unlike denominators?

  1. Just add the denominators together
  2. Find a common denominator
  3. Add the numerators together first
  4. Chang each numerator to be the same

hintHint:

Recall what we do while adding two fractions.

The correct answer is: Find a common denominator


    The first step of adding unlike fractions is that we have to find a common denominator for unlike denominators.

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