Micah is making cinnamon and sugar mixture to sprinkle on toast. His recipe uses 1/8 cup of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar. Find 1/8+1/2 and interpret this sum in the context of the problem
To find the sum of 1/8 and 1/2, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
1/8 + 1/2 = (1/8)(2/2) + (1/2)(4/4)
= 2/16 + 8/16
= 10/16
= 5/8
The sum 5/8 represents the total amount of cinnamon and sugar mixture Micah will use for sprinkling on toast.
To find the sum of 1/8 + 1/2, we need to have a common denominator. The least common denominator for 8 and 2 is 8.
Converting 1/2 to have a denominator of 8, we get: 1/2 = 4/8.
Now, we can add the fractions: 1/8 + 4/8 = 5/8.
In the context of the problem, the sum 5/8 represents the total amount of the cinnamon and sugar mixture that Micah will be using on the toast.