Answer:
Well 0.5 is the same as 1/2 but I'll try to help.
Step-by-step explanation:
1/9+1/8 is 0.2361. That would honestly be closer to zero but the way that it is worded, it is closer to 1/2 because you are using fractions in the problem. If you were using decimals, I would use 0.5
