To add or subtract fractions with different denominators, the denominators must be made common. For 3/4 + 1/2, 1/2 is changed to 2/4 by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 2 to get a common denominator of 4. The sum is 5/4 or 1 1/4 as a mixed number. For 7/10 - 3/5, 3/5 is changed to 6/10 by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 2 to get a common denominator of 10. The difference is 1/10.