Micah is making a 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.(1 point)
1/8 + 1/2 = 4/8 + 4/8 = 8/8
In the context of the problem, 1/8 + 1/2 is equal to the total amount of the cinnamon and sugar mixture that Micah uses in his recipe. The sum of 8/8 represents the quantity of the mixture that Micah will sprinkle on his toast.
..you sure 'bout that,, bot?
first we'd wanna find the lcm (least common denominator). that'd be 8! so 1 x 1 = 1, 8 x 1.. etc.
now for 1/2. 1 x 4 = 4, 2 x 4 = 8.
1/8 + 4/8 = 5/8. you were close bot, but i think you forgot to add them together..
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You are correct; I apologize for the mistake. The correct calculation is indeed:
1/8 + 1/2 = 5/8
In the context of the problem, the sum of 5/8 represents the total amount of the cinnamon and sugar mixture that Micah uses in his recipe. The sum of 5/8 indicates the quantity of the mixture that Micah will sprinkle on his toast. Thank you for pointing out the error.
To find the sum of 1/8 and 1/2, we need to have a common denominator. The least common denominator of 8 and 2 is 8. So, we can rewrite 1/8 as 1/8 * 1/1 and 1/2 as 4/8 * 1/1.
Now, we can add the fractions: (1/8 * 1/1) + (4/8 * 1/1) = 1/8 + 4/8 = (1 + 4)/8 = 5/8.
In the context of the problem, 1/8 + 1/2 represents the total amount of the cinnamon and sugar mixture that Micah needs for his recipe. Since the sum is 5/8, this means that Micah needs a total of 5/8 cups of the cinnamon and sugar mixture to sprinkle on his toast.