Question

How to factor out the coefficient of the variable : 1/2m + 1/2 = ??

Answer 1

$\frac{1}{2}m+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}(m+1)$

Answer 2

1/2m+1/2

=1/2(m+1)

*Research the "distributive property" to simplify such problems.

Below is an example of how the distributive property functions:

a(b+c+d)

=ab+ac+ad