Algebra Examples

$\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{8}$

Step 1

To write $\frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{4} + \frac{1}{8}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of $8$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{4}{2 \cdot 4} + \frac{1}{8}$

Step 2.2

Multiply $2$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4}{8} + \frac{1}{8}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{4 + 1}{8}$

Step 4

Add $4$ and $1$ .

$\frac{5}{8}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$0.625$