$\color{#FF6800}{ \dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } } { \color{#FF6800}{ 4 } } } \color{#FF6800}{ + } \color{#FF6800}{ \dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } } { \color{#FF6800}{ 4 } } }$
$ $ Since the denominator is the same as $ 4 $ , combine the fractions into one $ $
$\color{#FF6800}{ \dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } \color{#FF6800}{ + } \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } } { \color{#FF6800}{ 4 } } }$
$\dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } \color{#FF6800}{ + } \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } } { 4 }$
$ $ Add $ 1 $ and $ 1$
$\dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 2 } } { 4 }$
$\color{#FF6800}{ \dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 2 } } { \color{#FF6800}{ 4 } } }$
$ $ Do the reduction of the fraction format $ $
$\color{#FF6800}{ \dfrac { \color{#FF6800}{ 1 } } { \color{#FF6800}{ 2 } } }$