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| Question 156302:  hello im a homeschool parent and i really need our help
 Find the lowest common denominator for each of the sets of fractions
 1. 4  5
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 5  12
 2. 3  1  5
 - ,- ,-
 4  3  9
 3. 2       7
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 a^2 b^2  a^5 b
 4. 5x^2    14xy    3
 ------  ------ -------
 3y^3     8z^2   9xy^2
 5. 2r      7s         15t
 ------, ------  , ------
 35st   5r^3 t^5 7r^7 s^5
 6. xy       3y      2x
 ------ , ------- ,------
 (x+y)^2 (x+y)^3  x+y
 7. 2   7      9
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 3   ab   3a+3b
 8.   4            3
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 x^2 + 5x + 6  x^2 - 4
 9.   17a           11a^2
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 a^2 - 2a - 3  a^2 - 4a + 3
 10.     x            y+2           y^2
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 x^2 + 3x - 4    x^2 + 5x - 6   x^2 + 10x + 24
 11.     5          y+2            y^2
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 y^2 - 25    y^2 + 8y + 15 y^2 - 2y - 15
 12.     2x     3y
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 x^2 - y^2   2x + 2y
 13.   5      2          3
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 a^3 + 8  a^2 - 4  a^2 - 2a + 4
 
 Change the following fractions to equivalent fractions with the lowest common denominator
 14. 4  2    8
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 5   3    25
 15. 5     12     4
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 x^2     y    xy^2
 16. 3a    4b      c
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 2b     7c     3a
 17.   x       2x         1
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 x^2 - 36  x - 6      x + 6
 18.    5             11
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 a^2 - 5a - 14 a^2 - a - 6
 19. y+2       y-2
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 y^2 - 1   y^2 + 2y + 1
 
 20.   z      1      2z
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 x-y     x+y    y-x
 21.    xy            x          y
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 x^2 + xy + y^2   x - y   x^3 - y^3
 
 Answer by oscargut(2103)
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