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)
cup. This is the total amount of cinnamon sugar the recipe makes.
1/8 + 1/2 = 5/8
The sum 5/8 represents the total amount of cinnamon and sugar mixture that the recipe makes.
To find the sum of 1/8 cup and 1/2 cup, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions. The least common denominator (LCD) for 8 and 2 is 8.
Next, we need to convert both fractions to have the same denominator.
1/8 cup is equal to 1/8 * 1/1 = 1/8 cup
1/2 cup is equal to 4/8 * 1/1 = 4/8 cup
Now we can add the fractions.
1/8 cup + 4/8 cup = 5/8 cup
Therefore, the sum of 1/8 cup and 1/2 cup is 5/8 cup.
In the context of the problem, the sum 5/8 cup represents the total amount of cinnamon sugar that the recipe makes.