When adding or subtracting fractions, you need to look at the denominator. If the denominator is the same, then you can just add or subtract the numerator. If the denominator is different, then you ...

If you were to add \(\frac{1}{2}\) and \(\frac{1}{3}\), it is hard to picture what the answer would be. Rewriting the fractions with a common bottom number, or denominator (in this case, \({6}\)), ...