First convert them t top-heavy fractions.
Treat these as you would ordinary fractions: find common denominator and so on.
At the end, convert the top heave fraction back to a mixed fraction.
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To find the sum of two mixed numbers, turn the mixed numbers into improper fractions (multiply the base with the denominator and add the numerator), then add the two fractions. To add the two fractions, find the LCD (lowest common denominator) and add the two numerators, but leave the denominators the same.
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.
when you add mixed numbers you have a whole number but adding fraction does not.
The same way you would add or subtract whole numbers, leaving the denominators alone.