Write an algebraic expression to represent the following phrase:

the sum of a number and 0.5

n + 0.5

what 1+1=?

To write an algebraic expression for the phrase "the sum of a number and 0.5," we can assign a variable to the number and then add 0.5 to it. Let's use the variable 'x' to represent the number.

The algebraic expression would be:
x + 0.5