1). Am I seated comfortably, with plenty of light on my paper ?
2). Is my pencil sharp ?
Answer:
2
Step-by-step explanation:
w + 1/2 ➡ (2w + 1)/2
w/4 + 2➡ (w + 8)/4
(2w + 1)/2 = (w + 8)/4
8w + 4 = 2w + 16 ➡ 6w = 12
w = 2

Any number to the power of
is itself. So,
.
Here are some more examples:



Brett ran 9 1/2 miles or 9.5 miles
Adam ran 5.75 miles
9.5 - 5.75 = 3.75
Brett ran 3.75 miles more than Adam