Multiply

(a+1/2)(a+1/4)

1.25a? or 1 1/4a ?

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neither,

(a+1/2)(a+1/4)
= a^2 + (1/4)a + (1/2)a + 1/8
= a^2 + (3/4)a + 1/8
To simplify = (a^2)7/8?
No, you cannot add "unlike" terms.
(is 4 apples plus 3 oranges equal to 7 appleoranges?)

My last line is the final answer.
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