Those are two different ways to represent the same numbers (fractional numbers equal to, or greater than, one). For example, 1 1/2 (one and a half) is the same as 3/2.
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Convert them to improper fractions and proceed.
turn them into improper fractions
you have to turn them into improper fractions before you multiply them.
you do what makes sense given the numbers, if the fractions work out beautifully, you can just leave them as mixed numbers, otherwise it's best to keep them as improper fractions
Convert the fractions into equivalent fractions with the same denominator. In actually adding mixed numbers, it is easier to convert the mixed numbers into improper (top heavy) fractions, do the addition, simplify the resulting fraction and convert any resulting improper fraction back into a mixed number.