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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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Answer: 
as an improper fraction or

as a mixed fraction