3/16 (three sixteenths) 3/8 x 1/2 = 3/16
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∙ 2013-01-29 03:06:51A common denominator is 32.
1/2+3/8=7/8 -lover of math geeks ;) the common denominator is eight, so one half is converted into four eights. Then, three eighths plus four eighths is seven eighthts, so your answer is seven eighths. - A math geek
Just do the usual steps to add fractions. First, find the common denominator (8, in this case). Second, convert both fractions to the common denominator. Third, add the numerators.
three eighths
Four eighths
Three eighths is the same as six sixteenths - half of six sixteenths is three sixteenths
one and seven eighths
Three and three sixteenths
8
Eight and seven eighths.
Three and three eighths in decimal is 3.375. A half is 0.5, a quarter is 0.25 and an eighth is 0.125, therefore three eighths is 0.375.
One-half of three-fourths is three-eighths.