What is the least common denominator for the fractions 5/6 and 3/8 ? 14 18 24 48

The least common denominator for the fractions 5/6 and 3/8 is 24

6: 6, 12, 18, 24

8: 8, 16, 24

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.