Least Common Denominator (LCD) of 8 and 50
The Least Common Denominator of 8 and 50, also known as the Lowest Common Denominator of 8 and 50, is useful if you need to add, subtract, or compare two fractions with the denominators of 8 and 50.
The fractions with 8 and 50 denominators will look like this:
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The Least Common Denominator of 8 and 50 is 200.
You need to multiply 8 by 25 and 50 by 4 to make them both 200. Furthermore, you need to multiply the numerators by the same amounts to keep the fraction values the same.
Therefore, you have to make the following calculations so the fractions keep the same values and get the same denominator:
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Which gives you the following two new fractions that you can add, subtract and compare:
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You can substitute X and Y with the numerators of your fractions with 8 and 50 denominators. This way you can add, subtract and compare your fractions correctly.
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Least Common Denominator (LCD) of 8 and 51
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Notes
The Least Common Denominator of 8 and 50 is the same as the Least Common Multiple of 8 and 50.
To calculate what to multiply each denominator and corresponding numerator by, we divided the LCD by each of the denominators.