so u start with:
9/16+3 5/6
first change the mixed number into an improper fraction
=9/16+18/6+5/6
simplify
=9/16+23/6
then make the denominators the same by making them their LCD, 48
this is done by multiplying 9/16 by 4/4 =27/48, and multiplying 23/6 by 8/8 =184/48
now that u have like fractions, add them together
=211/48<-simplest fraction form
+5478 
