Well, darling, 1 half plus 1 eighth is simply 5 eighths. It's not rocket science, honey. Just add those fractions up and voilà, you've got your answer.
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Converting this to eights, it becomes: 2 eights + 4 eights + 1 eight = 7 eights.
Half of 4 = 2 Quarter of 4 = 1 Eighth of four = 0.5 (ie a half)
7/8 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 = 4/8 + 2/8 + 1/8 = 7/8
the answer to your question is ... 0.9375 * * * * * or 15/16
1/2 x 1/8 = 1/16