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You need to make the denominators the same (the numbers on the bottom). Then you can just add the numerators (the numbers on the top).

2 and 3 are factors of 6, so 6 would be the best denominator to aim for.

Multiply 1/2 by 3/3 to get 3/6

(3/3 is the same as 1. When you multiply something by one you don't change its value.)

Multiply 1/3 by 2/2 to get 2/6

Now you can add 3/6 + 2/6 because the denominators are the same. The answer is 5/6

See the related question below: "How do you add fractions?"

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