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jallen26
Apr 23, 2007, 09:21 AM
What is the lowest common demoninator of 1/3, 1/5, 1/20, and 1/50?
Capuchin
Apr 23, 2007, 10:03 AM
... 1?
3, 5, 20, 50 = \frac{3}{1}, \frac{5}{1}, \frac{20}{1}, \frac{50}{1}
all of these have the same denominator, 1.
galactus
Apr 23, 2007, 10:07 AM
Are you sure you don't mean Least Common Multiple?
ebaines
Apr 23, 2007, 10:10 AM
What is the lowest common demoninator of 1/3, 1/5, 1/20, and 1/50?
jallen26: Do you mean Least Common Multiple (LCM)?
jallen26
Apr 23, 2007, 10:18 AM
Are you sure you don't mean Least Common Multiple?.
I asked the wrong question... I meant 1/3, 1/5, 1/20, and 1/50.
asterisk_man
Apr 23, 2007, 10:32 AM
Find the least common multiple of the denominators
Start with one pair and then add the next one in
1/(LCM(3,LCM(5,LCM(20,50))))