document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=482117>Question 482117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When adding or subtracting fractions, how do you find equivalent fractions once the Least common denominator is know? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #330080 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=330080\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want to scale the numerator by the same amount that you scaled the denominator to produce an equivalent fraction. For example, if you want to do 3/4 + 1/6, the LCM of 4 and 6 is 12, and 3/4 = ?/12. Either by \"scaling\" or cross-multiplying we get ? = 9. Similarly, 1/6 = 2/12, and 3/4 + 1/6 = 9/12 + 2/12 = 11/12. </SPAN>\n" );
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