3/16 (three sixteenths) 3/8 x 1/2 = 3/16
1/2+3/8=7/8 -lover of math geeks ;) the common denominator is eight, so one half is converted into four eights. Then, three eighths plus four eighths is seven eighthts, so your answer is seven eighths. - A math geek
A common denominator is 32.
Just do the usual steps to add fractions. First, find the common denominator (8, in this case). Second, convert both fractions to the common denominator. Third, add the numerators.
Three eighths is the same as six sixteenths - half of six sixteenths is three sixteenths
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Four eighths
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Three and three sixteenths
Three and three eighths in decimal is 3.375. A half is 0.5, a quarter is 0.25 and an eighth is 0.125, therefore three eighths is 0.375.
Eight and seven eighths.
"Half" is the same as 1/2. To calculate how many eighths are in a half, compare 1/2 to 1/8. The denominator of 1/2, 2, will go into the denominator of 1/8, 8, 4 times (8 divided by 2). So there are 4 eighths in a half.