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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find each sum or difference. 3/n - 3/10

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

To add or subtract fractions, you need a common denominator. There are two denominators, n and 10. What is the LCD of n and 10?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

No. 3 is the numerator of both fractions. We need the smallest factor that can be divided evenly by both n and 10. That is what the LCD of n and 10 means. The LCD is 10n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 1

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

No. 1 divides evenly into n and 10, but then again, 1 divides evenly into every number. You need it the other way around. What can you divide by both 10 and n evenly. The answer is 10n 10n is the LCD of n and 10. Now you need to find an equivalent fraction of each fraction with denominator 10n.

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