Expressed as a mixed number in its simplest form, 1/2 + 5/8 = 1 1/8 or one and one eighth.
Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 1.125.
Answer One half is the same as four eighths, so five eighths is one eighth more.
Four eighths
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
One fourth is considerably less than five eighths. To convert fourths into eighths, you can multiply the fraction 1/4 by 2/2 and get 2/8. It should be apparent that two eighths is a lot less than five eighths. Less than half, in fact.
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To add one half to five-eighths, first convert one half to eighths. One half is equivalent to four-eighths. Then, add four-eighths to five-eighths: (4/8 + 5/8 = 9/8). Therefore, one half added to five-eighths equals nine-eighths, or 1 and 1/8.
Answer One half is the same as four eighths, so five eighths is one eighth more.
One and five eighths is bigger than one and a half.
Four eighths
Five eighths is twenty-five percent more than one half.
Answer = seven eighths of an inch.
Five eighths.
One half of negative five eighths is calculated by multiplying (-\frac{5}{8}) by (\frac{1}{2}). This gives (-\frac{5}{16}). Therefore, one half of negative five eighths is (-\frac{5}{16}).
1½ = Twelve eighths so the answer is seven-eighths
Half of one and a quarter is five eighths (5/8).
One half + five eighths = nine eighths
No, two eighths is not greater than five eighths. In fact, two eighths (2/8) is equal to one quarter (1/4), while five eighths (5/8) is greater than one half (1/2). Therefore, five eighths is larger than two eighths.