🍕 Add and subtract fractions

Type two fractions and add or subtract them step by step: the common denominator with the LCM, and the simplified result. You get the sum and the difference.

1/2 + 1/3

5/6

1/2 − 1/3

1/6

Step by step

Common denominator: the LCM of 2 and 3 is 6.
1/2 = 3/6 and 1/3 = 2/6
Sum: (3 + 2)/6 = 5/6 = 5/6
Difference: (3 − 2)/6 = 1/6 = 1/6

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