document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536802>Question 536802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me to find the LCD for the fractions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3, 5/12, 7/18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(i came up with : 3*2^2*3^2 = 108 which was incorrect, the teacher marked out my 3, and my 108) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #352578 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=352578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The LCD of the fractions is equal to the LCM of the denominators.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The denominators are 3, 12, and 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's list out the prime factorizations of each:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3: 3  ** Note: 3 is prime and there is only one factor (other than 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12: 2*2*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18: 2*3*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now highlight the unique and most occurring factors. These factors are 2*2 and 3*3. Multiply them out to get 2*2*3*3 = 4*9 = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the LCM of 3, 12, and 18 is 36. This is the smallest number that all 3 denominators go into evenly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the LCD of the fractions is 36\r<BR>\n" );
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