Adding fractions with unlike denominators

Name: Adding fractions with unlike denominators
Uploaded: 2025-06-05
Duration: 7 min 1 s
Channel: Khan Academy
Description: Learn how to add two fractions with different denominators. It can be challenging to combine fractions when the denominators don't match. It is important to find a common denominator. Finally, the resource shows how to find a common multiple of the two denominators in order to convert the fractions

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Maths5th grade (Eureka Math Squared-aligned)7:01

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Learn how to add two fractions with different denominators. It can be challenging to combine fractions when the denominators don't match. It is important to find a common denominator. Finally, the resource shows how to find a common multiple of the two denominators in order to convert the fractions so they can be added together.