1)

2 3 (2 8) (3 5) 16 15 16 15 31

.
5 8 5 8 8 5 40 40
40
40

Note that we found the common denominator by multiplying the two denominators (bottom
numbers in the fractions):
5x8 = 40
To ensure the fractions remain of the same value we must multiply the numerator (top
number in the fraction) by the same number that the denominator has been multiplied by, for
each fraction.