SOLUTION: Add,First Finding the LCD 3/25+2/105+2/625

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Question 148559: Add,First Finding the LCD
3/25+2/105+2/625

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add,First Finding the LCD
3/25+2/105+2/625
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The LCD is 625
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Rewrite each fraction with the LCD as its denominator:
(3*25/LCD) + (2*5/LCD) + (2/LCD)
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The denominators are all the same so add the numberators:
[75 + 10 + 2]/LCD
= 87/625
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Cheers,
Stan H.