To answer this question, we can do as follows:
To add these two fractions, we can follow the next steps:
1. Multiply both denominators (we can see this by looking at the red arrow above). The result will be the new denominator: 4 * 8 = 32.
2.Multiply 4 times 3 (we can see this by looking at the blue arrow above). The result of this will be part of the numerator: 4 * 3 = 12.
3. Multiply 8 times 1 (this is the other blue line). The result will be the other part of the numerator: 8 * 1 = 8.
And now, we have:
[tex]\frac{8_{\text{ }}+12}{32}=\frac{20}{32}=\frac{10}{16}=\frac{5}{8}[/tex]
We have the fraction 20/32, and we can also find the final fraction finding half of 20 in the numerator and half of the denominator. We repeat this for 10 and 16, and we finally get 5/8.
Therefore, the answer is 5/8 (option A).
