Question

What is the answer? 15/16 + 2/8?

Answer 1

15/16+4/16=19/16

Answer 2

4/16 = 2*2/2*8

Answer 3

denominator has to be the same

Answer 4

So what is the real answer?

Answer 5

19/16

Answer 6

1.1875

Answer 7

Lets first make the denominators equal

2/8 is equivalent to 4/16 (multiply the numerator and denominator by 2)

So it is easy to add now

15/16 + 4/16 = (15+4)/16 = 19/16

This can also be expressed as 1 and 3/16