Mabel has one half of a chocolate bar and William had one half of a chocolate bar.How much of a chocolate bar do they have in total?

Question

Do not reduce your answer to lowest terms.

Answer 1

When adding two fractions with the same denominator, just add their numerators together.

1/2 + 1/2 = (1+1)/2 = 2/2

You normally would simplify this to 1, but the question specifically states not to reduce to lowest terms, so you'd leave it at 2/2.