Solve the following exercise:
Solve the following exercise:
To solve the problem of adding and , we need to follow these steps:
Let's perform each step:
Step 1: Convert to a fraction with a denominator of 8.
To do this, we multiply both the numerator and the denominator of by 2, since .
This gives us .
Step 2: Add and .
Since both fractions now have the same denominator, we can add the numerators directly:
.
Step 3: Verify the solution.
The calculated sum of the fractions is . This matches choice 1 in the given answer choices.
The solution to the problem is .