For this case we have the following expression:
[tex] \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4} [/tex]
To make the addition more easily, we can rewrite the expression so that we have the same denominator in both terms.
We have then:
[tex] \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4} =\frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4}.\frac{2}{2} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4} =\frac{1}{8} + \frac{2}{8} [/tex]
Since we have the same denominator, we can add the numerators and place the same denominator.
We have then:
[tex] \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1+2}{8} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{8} [/tex]
Answer:
The total sum is given by:
[tex] \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{8} [/tex]
