Question

5/8 + 1/2 =

Answer 1

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

in order to add fractions together, the two denominators need to be the same. in the second step of this problem, you can see that i changed the 1/2 into 4/8 so it would have the same denominator as 5/8. so then all you have to do is add 4/8 and 5/8 together to get 9/8! in this case, the answer is already in lowest terms. if you want, (or depending on the directions) you can change the improper fraction of 9/8 to 1 1/8