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What is five eight plus one half?


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Answer:

5/8 + 1/2 = 1 1/8

1/2 = 4/8

5/8 + 4/8 = 9/8

9/8 = 1 1/8

Those are the steps. Sorry for not doing it right earlier.

Explanation:

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5/8 + 1/2= 5/8+ 1 · 4/2 · 4 = 5/8+ 4/8 = 5 + 4/8= 9/8

It is suitable to adjust both fractions to a common equal, identical denominator for adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions. The common denominator you can calculate as the least common multiple of both denominators - is LCM(8, 2) = 8. It is enough to find the common denominator, not necessarily the lowest, by multiplying the denominators: 8 × 2 = 16. In the following intermediate step, it cannot further simplify the fraction result by canceling.

In other words - five-eighths plus one-half is nine-eighths.

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