Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Worksheet

Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Worksheet Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Worksheet Addition and subtraction are the hardest things you'll be doing with rational expressions because, just like with regular fractions, you'll have to convert to common denominators. Everything you hated about adding fractions, you're going to hate worse with rational expressions. But stick with me; you can get through this! To find the common denominator, I first need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of the three denominators. (For old folks like me, whenever you see "LCM", think "LCD", or "lowest common denominator". In this context, they're pretty much the same thing.) There are at least a couple ways of doing this. You could use the "listing" method, where you list the multiples of the three denominators, until you find a number that is in all three lists, like this: If you know how to add and subtract whole numbers, then you can add and subtract decimals! Just be sure to line up the terms so that all the decimal points are in a vertical line. Know More About: Antiderivative List

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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Like fractions are fractions with the same denominator. You can add and subtract like fractions easily - simply add or subtract the numerators and write the sum over the common denominator.Before you can add or subtract fractions with different denominators, you must first find equivalent fractions with the same denominator, like this: Find the smallest multiple (LCM) of both numbers. Rewrite the fractions as equivalent fractions with the LCM as the denominator. When working with fractions, the LCM is called the least common denominator (LCD). It's easy to add and subtract like fractions, or fractions with the same denominator. You just add or subtract the numerators and keep the same denominator. The tricky part comes when you add or subtract fractions that have different denominators. To do this, you need to know how to find the least common denominator. In an earlier lesson, you learned how to simplify, or reduce, a fraction by finding an equivalent, or equal, fraction where the numerator and denominator have no common factors. To do this, you divided the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor. In this lesson, you'll learn that you can also multiply the numerator and denominator by the same factor to make equivalent fractions. Example:prime factorization of 4 = 2 × 2 prime factorization of 6 = 2 × 3 LCD = 2 × 2 × 3 = 12