Question

Combining like terms -

1/2x+2/4x=16+1/2 how would you combine this

Answer 1

assistance needed

Answer 2

1/2x+2/4x=16+1/2

x = 16 1/2

Answer 3

It would be clearer if you used parentheses.
(1/2)x + (2/4)x = 16+(1/2)
otherwise, we might think it was
[1/(2x)] + [2/(4x)] = 16+(1/2)