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Find the Least Common Denominator (LCD) of improper fraction ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d066689244ab007cf1cefda0d0634279.png\")
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Find the Least Common Multiplier of 9 and 3.
\Multiples of 3: 3,6,9,12,15,18,......
\Multiples of 9: 9,18,27,......
\The least common multiple of 3 and 9 is 9, the LCD is 9.
\Rewrite each fraction using the least common denominator (LCD).
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and ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=fc8366d9860598f672d4e64aaf8442fe.png\")
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Rewrite the difference using the LCD.
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(Subtract: ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=961e49df549204c51ee5e203156abf5a.png\")
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The difference is ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=67d1b958c2a67380369c508ec6a5151a.png\")
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