IXL | Add two or three fractions with unlike denominators

Add. Simplify your answer.

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Add. Simplify your answer.

Use a common denominator to add or subtract fractions.

You can use 12 as the common denominator.

Multiply the numerator and the denominator of

by 2 to find an equivalent fraction.

1 × 2

6 × 2

Now add the fractions. Add the numerators and keep the denominators the same.

Write the answer in simplest form. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3.

9 ÷ 3

12 ÷ 3

Now write the answer.

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