Expressed as a mixed number in its simplest form, 1/2 + 5/8 is equal to 1 1/8 or one and one eighth. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 1.125.
One half + five eighths = nine eighths
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Five and seven eighths
Answer One half is the same as four eighths, so five eighths is one eighth more.
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One and five eighths is bigger than one and a half.
one and seven eighths
five eighths
1/2 + 5 5/8 is 6 1/8
Five eighths is twenty-five percent more than one half.
5/8 + 1 = 1 5/8 or one and five eighths.
Answer = seven eighths of an inch.