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.

Answer 1

To find 1/8 + 1/2, we need to find a common denominator. The least common denominator of 8 and 2 is 8. We can convert 1/2 to a fraction with a denominator of 8 by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 4: 1/2 * 4/4 = 4/8.

Now we can add the fractions: 1/8 + 4/8 = 5/8.

In the context of the problem, this sum represents the total amount of the cinnamon and sugar mixture that Micah will use to sprinkle on the toast.