SOLUTION: To eliminate fractions in an equation do I multiple each side by the greatest common factor of the denominators in all fractions

SOLUTION: To eliminate fractions in an equation do I multiple each side by the greatest common factor of the denominators in all fractions

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Question 360190: To eliminate fractions in an equation do I multiple each side by the greatest common factor of the denominators in all fractions
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Least Common Multiple of the denominators (aka Lowest Common Denominator), not the Greatest Common Factor.
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