Question: what is 1/2 of 1 3/4 in a fraction?
Answer: 1/2 of (1 + 3/4) is 1/2 of 1 plus 1/2 of 3/4. So that is 1/2 + 3/8. You can simplify by re-expressing 1/2 as 4/8, so 4/8 + 3/8 = 7/8.