Finding the least common

denominator (LCD of a set

of fractions

Finding the LCM

10

and 20
6 and 9
2 and 4
35 and 45
16 and18

Give the LCM orally.

6

and 7
4 and 12
6 and 8
2, 4 and 6
9, 3 and 18

 Mrs.

Reyes bought two

boxes of piza for her
guests. After serving
them, he had 1/2 pizza
left in one box and 1/4 in
the other. How will she
slice these so that each
of her 3 children will get
the same size?

Answer: Mrs. Reyes will slice the

1/2 pizza into two equal pieces.
Each piece is 1/4 of the whole
pizza. So, she will have at least 3
equal slices.

Answer the questions:

What did Mrs. Reyes serve her guests?

What Filipino trait did Mrs. Reyes show?
What part of the pizza did each child
receive?
Do you think mother was fair in sharing
the pizza? Why?
How did mother make the fraction
similar?
How can we change dissimilar fractions
to similar fractions?

Find the LCM of the

denominator 2 and 4.

= 2, 4, 6
4= 4, 8, 12
So 4 is the LCD of 2 and

Find the LCD.

2/3
1/3
2/4
3/7
2/3

and
and
and
and
and

1/6
3/8
3/8
3/14
4/12

Group Activity

 How

do we find the
LCD of two fractions?
What are the methods
of finding the LCD?

Answer the problem.

1. Gerard has 1/2 piece melon and

another 2/3 piece of melon. He has
4 friends and himself to share the
melon equally. How would Gerard
do it, so he will be fair?
2. Luz has 1/2 kg of meat in the 1st
bag, 2/3 kg in the 2nd bag, 7/9 in the
3rd bag. She wants to put equal
amounts in the bags. What must