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Adding with different denominator : Example

Homework might ask your child to add fractions that have a different denominator, or bottom number. To do this, they need to find a common denominator – a denominator that will work with both fractions. Find out here what a common denominator is; how to find a common denominator for different fractions; how to change fractions to the same denominator, and how to get your final answer.

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