Question

Please help:
1/2 + 1/8 x 1/5

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } + \frac{ 1 }{ 8} \times \frac{ 1 }{ 5}\]

Answer 2

The LCD is 40 correct?

Answer 3

correct

Answer 4

@kva1992 then do i Multiply 5/40 times 8/40 then plus 20/40 ??? i got it wrong doing it that way

Answer 5

nope so you do pemdes

Answer 6

whats does that mean @kva1992

Answer 7

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 8 } * \frac{ 1 }{ 5 } \]

Answer 8

its the order of operations

Answer 9

what about the changing the denominator?

Answer 10

parentheses exponents multiplication division addition and subtraction and its (pemdas)

Answer 11

every equation you solve has to go in that order

Answer 12

so do multiplication first then do the addition it doesnt matter how the question is set up in the beginning

Answer 13

so it would be like this

Answer 14

ok,,, great but i am 5/40 x 8/40 plus 20/wrong and its wrong :(

Answer 15

please show me.... i need the help and for i can use it as future example

Answer 16

well in multiplication you dont get common denominators

Answer 17

so like this