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Write the mixed numbers into improper fractions: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=675e8336dbf6b8f466102a312c47a7f3.png\")
Find the Least Common Denominator (LCD) of improper fraction ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=add2e6bc23e5e7704ed1ba0efe7d6d59.png\")
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Find the Least Common Multiple of 2 and 16.
\Multiples of 2: 2,4,6,8,...16,18,20............
\Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80,.........
\The least common multiple of 2 and 16 is 16, the LCD is 16.
\Rewrite each fraction using the least common denominator (LCD).
\![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=a5b71c482be3fc39309bdc333ea3ed24.png\")
![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
Rewrite the sum using the LCD.
\![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=fa3a8eb12893a262269b581ae6b11fee.png\")
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=a79de6d5f5845a45e338e05ae7cbc7b0.png\")
(Lcm is 16)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=02f86e88f98163686b936f4dbea747c6.png\")
(Subtract: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=501735a1759e69507150d40d89a72f33.png\")
)![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/step3.JPG\")
Rewrite the improper fraction ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=323468bf65742d6aad86b1faf63cf9a7.png\")
as a mixed number.
Begin by dividing 33 by 16. The remainder will be the numerator of the mixed
\number’s fraction.
\![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0c9170c778a33d8b6b0542d1d648e7de.png\")
(Factor 33: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=6b5ba6334846480c1963ea59576897e5.png\")
, so remainder is 1)
The difference is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=420847b035f6682f68cb780fa08954d6.png\")
![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The difference is ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=323468bf65742d6aad86b1faf63cf9a7.png\")
or ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=420847b035f6682f68cb780fa08954d6.png\")
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