What is 1/1 + 2/3?

Here's how to add

Step 1

Our denominators (bottom numbers) don't match, so we can't add yet.

3 goes into 1 evenly, so we only need to multiply one term to get a common denominator.

Multiply 1 by 3, and get 3, then we multiply 1 by 3 and get 3.

We now have a new problem, that looks like this:

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

3 + 2 = 5

That gives us the sum, which is

Step 3

Now, do we need to simplify this fraction?

First, we attempt to divide it by 2...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 3...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 5...

No good. 5 is larger than 3. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 1/1 + 2/3