Least Common Multiple in Fractions

What is the the next step to finding this answer?

• Add the numerators (1+1=2)

• Multiply 12 X 1 for both fractions to find a new numerator
  

• Multiply to find each new numerator by the multiple used to get 12. (3 X1) (4 X 1)

• This is a mistake, you don't need to convert to twelfths

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The smallest multiple (other than zero) that two or more numbers have in common.

• greatest common factor (GCF)

• least common multiple (LCM)

• mixed number

• simplest form

The smallest multiple (other than zero) that two or more numbers have in common

• percent error

• constant of proportionality

• greatest common factor

• least common multiple

What is the LCM
for these fractions

The smallest multiple of two numbers is the

• Greatest Common Factor

• Greatest Common Multiple

• Least Common Factor

• Least Common Multiple

The smallest multiple of 2 numbers is the...

• Greatest Common Factor

• Greatest Common Multiple

• Least Common Factor

• Least Common Multiple

The __________ of two numbers is the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers.

• greatest common factor

• least common multiple

• least common factor

• greatest common multiple

The smallest positive number that is a multiple of two or more numbers is the ________.

• Greatest Common Multiple

• Largest Common Multiple

• Least Common Multiple

• Simplest Common Multiple

The smallest number that is a shared multiple of a group of numbers is the ___________________.

• least common factor

• LCD

• least common multiple

• Greatest common factor

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 12