Add: 1/2(x+4)+1/4(4x−2) . Answer should be in mixed number form.(1

Answer 1

/2)(x+4)+(1/4)(4x-2) simplifies to:
(1/2)x + 2 + (1)x - (1/2)
Combining like terms:
(3/2)x + 2 - (1/2)
Simplifying further:
(3/2)x + 2 - 1/2 = (3/2)x + 3/2
In mixed number form, this is:
(1 1/2)x + 1 1/2