Question

17/21 and 5/6 as common denominators

Answer 1

The common denominator between 17/21 and 5/6 is 42, so the fractions can be rewritten as common denominators: 34/42 and 35/42.

How to express two fractions as common denominators?

Two fractions can be expressed as common denominators by finding the lowest common multiple of the denominators in the original fractions.

For instance, the lowest common multiple of 21 and 6 is 42 because both 21 and 6 can divide 42 without a remainder. In its expanded versions, 42 is 2 x 21 and 42 is also 7 x 6.

We can then multiply the numerator and denominator 17/21 by 2 to get 34/42 and the numerator and denominator 5/6 by 7 to get 35/42.

Thus, 17/21 and 5/6 expressed as common denominators are 34/42 and 35/42.

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