3. Add and Subtract Like Fractions
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How can you compare two fractions with different denominator?
6/11 < 9/14
In this exercise, we are given two fractions with different denominators.
6/11 ? 9/14
To compare fractions with different denominators, we should first find a common denominator. Since neither of the denominators is a factor of another, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of each fraction by the denominator of other. This will give us a common denominator.
Let's do the same for the second fraction.
Finally, we can make our comparison. Since 84 is less than 99, we know that the first value is less than the second value. 84/154 < 99/154 ⇔ 6/11 < 9/14