What is 1/4 +1/4+1/2+1/4+1/2+1/8+1/8+1/2+1+1+1/4 simplified

4.75

Step-by-step explanation:

0.25 + 0.25 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.5 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.5 + 1 + 1 + 0.25

0.125 + 0.125 = 0.25

0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 1

0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 = 1.5

1 + 1 = 2

0.25 + 1 + 1.5 + 2

4.75

Multiply the first, outside, inside, and last terms of the binomials.

Multiply a times a, a times -b, b times a, and b times -b.

This is the same as just squaring a and squaring b.

A shortcut is to add a squared and b squared.