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Algebra Difficulty 1.4 Junior Find the answer

The value of $\frac{1}{2} + \frac{2}{4} + \frac{4}{8} + \frac{8}{16}$ is what?

Your answer

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

In the given sum, each of the four fractions is equivalent to $\frac{1}{2}$ . Therefore, the given sum is equal to $\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = 2$ .

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