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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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.
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
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