Simplify the following:
1 + 1/2 + 2 + 3/8
Put 1 + 1/2 + 2 + 3/8 over the common denominator 8. 1 + 1/2 + 2 + 3/8 = 8/8 + 4/8 + (8×2)/8 + 3/8:
8/8 + 4/8 + (8×2)/8 + 3/8
8×2 = 16:
8/8 + 4/8 + 16/8 + 3/8
8/8 + 4/8 + 16/8 + 3/8 = (8 + 4 + 16 + 3)/8:
(8 + 4 + 16 + 3)/8
= 31/8
