Sheila spent x hours studying on a Tuesday and 1/4 hour studying on Thursday. What was the total amount of time in hours Sheila spent studying if x = 2/4? Do I add 1/4 + 2/4?

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To find the total amount of time Sheila spent studying, you would indeed add the number of hours she studied on Tuesday and Thursday. However, in order to add the fractions correctly, you need to make sure they have a common denominator.

Let's start by converting x = 2/4 into a common denominator. Since the denominator for 2/4 is already 4, we don't need to make any changes to it.

Next, let's convert 1/4 into a fraction with a common denominator of 4. To do this, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 1, which is equivalent to multiplying by 4/4:

1/4 * 4/4 = 4/16

Now that both fractions have a common denominator of 16, we can add them together:

2/4 + 4/16 = 8/16 + 4/16 = 12/16

Therefore, the total amount of time Sheila spent studying is 12/16 hours. However, since 12/16 can be simplified, let's reduce the fraction to its simplest form:

12/16 = 3/4

So, Sheila spent a total of 3/4 hours studying.