What do these fractions add up to? Check image.

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What do these fractions add up to?
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[tex] \frac{9}{16} + \frac{1}{2}\\ \blue{ \mathbb { {LCM}}}\\ \frac{9}{16} + \frac{1 \times 8}{2 \times 8} \\ \frac{9}{16} + \frac{8}{16} \\ \frac{9 + 8}{16} \\ \frac{17}{16} [/tex]