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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 2.2
The LCM is the smallest positive number that all of the numbers divide into evenly.
1. List the prime factors of each number.
2. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number.
Step 2.3
Since has no factors besides and .
is a prime number
Step 2.4
The number is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.
Not prime
Step 2.5
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.
Step 2.6
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
Step 2.7
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.
Step 2.8
The Least Common Multiple of some numbers is the smallest number that the numbers are factors of.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.2.1.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.4
Multiply.
Step 3.3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 4.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
Mixed Number Form: