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Add and simplify 9/16 + 1/2 equals

User Yuan Wen
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multaply 8 time 2 to get 156 then multaply 1 times 8 to get 8 and then you have 8/16 so add and get 1 and 1/16
User RinoTom
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for this question you can say:
1/2 = 8/16
so now you can add easily:
9/16 + 8/16 = 17/16 and that's the simplest fraction but you can also say:
17/16 = 1.0625 :)))
i hope this is helpful
have a nice day
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