Charles bought 7/8 foot of electrical wire and 5/6 foot of copper wire for his science project. What is the least common denomin

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Serggg [28]

3 years ago

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Charles bought 7/8 foot of electrical wire and 5/6 foot of copper wire for his science project. What is the least common denomin

ator of the fraction?

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katovenus [111] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T09:10:21+03:00

katovenus [111]3 years ago

8 0

The least common denominator is 24. That is the smallest possible number that has 6 and 8 as factors. So if you wanted to add those together it would be:
21/24 + 20/24 = 41/24 ft

alisha [4.7K] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-18T10:39:24+03:00

alisha [4.7K]3 years ago

7 0

The least common denominator is 24.