When adding 2/3+4/5

Question

, what step must be completed first?

Reducing the fractions.
Finding the least common denominator.
Adding the numerators, but keeping the denominators.
Adding the denominators, but keeping the numerators.

Answer 1

When adding the fractions \( \frac{2}{3} + \frac{4}{5} \), the first step that must be completed is finding the least common denominator.

Before you can add the fractions, you need to convert them to have a common denominator. Once you have that, you can then proceed to add the numerators.