Question

5. Writing to Explain Explain how you
can find a common denominator for
3/5 and 5/8.

Answer 1

The common denominator for 3/5 and 5/8 is 40.

Explanation:

You can obtain the denominators by simply multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the same amount.

Or you could see what values each of the denominators have in common for example, 5 times 8 is 40 and 8 times 5 is 40.