Question

A plant grew 1/8 inch last week and 3/8 inch this week. How many inches did the plant grow in the last two weeks

A. 5/8 inch
B. 1/8 inch
C. 1/4 inch
D. 1/2 inch

Answer 1

Explanation:

Step 1: Since both fractions have common denominators, you can just add the numerators:

3/8+1/8 = 4/8

Step 2: You can simplify 4/8 into 1/2 because 4 is half of 8, so 4/8 is equivalent to 1/2.

The answer is C. 1/2 inch.

Answer 2

1/8+3/8=1/2

1/2<---answer

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