Why is 1/2 + 3/8 not equal to 4/10

Find the cosine function that is represented in the graph.

Arecipe calls for 2 2/4 cups of raisins, but julie only has a 1/4 measuring cup. how many 1/4 cups is needed to measure out 2 2/4 cups of raisins?

Two line segments are shown in the figure below. suppose that the length of the line along the x-axis is 6, and the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle is 10. what is the equation of the hypotenuse line (shown in red, below)?