Question

1/4 + 5/8 + 1/8 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 3/4 + 3/4

Answer 1

1/4=2/8  and 3/4=6/8... common denominator 
2/8+5/8+1/8+2/8+2/8+2/8+6/8+6/8=26/8=13/4=3 1/4

Answer 2

1/4 + 5/8 + 1/8 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 3/4 + 3/4 =
2/8 + 5/8 + 1/8 + 2/8 + 2/8 + 2/8 + 2/8 + 6/8 + 6/8 =
7/8 + 3/8 + 4/8 + 8/8 + 6/8 =
10/8 + 12/8 + 6/8 =
22/8 + 6/8 =
28/8
3 1/2