9/16 plus 1/2 = 9 sixteenths plus one half answer
\(\frac{9}{16} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{9}{16} + \frac{8}{16} = \frac{17}{16} = 1 \frac{1}{16}\)
\(\rm \frac{9}{16}+^{8)}\frac{1}{2}= \frac{9}{16}+ \frac{8}{16}=\bold{\frac{17}{16}}\)
