determine the lovest common denominator in the following fractions:
3/4 2/3 7/12 9/16
this are not halfs..the line supposed to go in the middle of each number, but i can't type that in my pc, so i did it as such /
2007-10-09 03:49:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
if a number can be divide by 16. it can also be divided by 4
and same for 12 and 3
so the common denominator is 3*16=48
an other method
4 = 2*2 12 =2*2*3 16 = 2*2*2*2
common denominator must contain all the factors at hignest power so 2*2*2*2*3=48
2007-10-09 03:57:27 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48
2007-10-09 10:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
lowest common denominator is 48
36/48 32/48 28/48 27/48
2007-10-09 10:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by Arin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
48 cuz
16(3)= 48
12(4)=48
3(16)=48
4(12)=48
=)
2007-10-09 11:01:34 · answer #4 · answered by zach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lcm is 48
2007-10-09 10:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by john 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋