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First, simplify  to  / Your problem should look like:  + 
Second, join the denominators. / Your problem should look like: 
Third, simplify. / Your problem should look like: 
Fourth, convert to mixed fraction. / Your problem should look like: 

Mixed number form: 
Exact form: 

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You need to find a common denominator to add them which is 6

6×1=6 and 3×2=6

What you do on the denominator, you must do in the numerator

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To reduce, find a common factor which in this case is 2

8÷2=4 and 6÷2=3 ⇒ 

To change to a mix fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator

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  as an improper fraction or  as a mixed fraction