1/4 2/3 comman denominators

Question

How,to put 1/4 and 2/3 in comman denomonater

 

 

Answer 1

To get the common demoninator find the lowest number for which both denominators are factors.

 

In this case, one denominator is 4 and the other one is 3.

 

Find the lowest number for which 4 and 3 are both factors.

 

You can usually start by just multiplying them together.

 

A better way to do it to guarantee the lowest common demoninator is to take the largest denominator number and multiply it by 2, 3, 4, etc, etc until you get a number that the smaller denominator number will evenly divide into.

 

In this case, the common denominator is 12. 

 

1/4 = 3/12

2/3 = 8/12