This Adding Fractions (Easy Unlike Denominators) printable serves as a gentle introduction for 4th and 5th graders learning to find common denominators before adding.

How to Solve Exponents

Before you can add these fractions, you must make the denominators (the bottom numbers) the same. Find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) for the denominators, convert the fractions, and then add the numerators together while keeping the new denominator the same.

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