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.
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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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