Solve 5/4+1/2*1/2=

$$\frac { 5 } { 4 } + \frac { 1 } { 2 } \cdot \frac { 1 } { 2 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{2}=1.5$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5}{4}+\frac{1\times 1}{2\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 1}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{5}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$$

Since \frac{5}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{5+1}{4}$$

Add 5 and 1 to get 6.

$$\frac{6}{4}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2} = 1\frac{1}{2} = 1.5$$