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\[ 1 + \frac{8}{2} = 5 \]

The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{1}{1}\) and \(\frac{8}{2}\) is \(2\). \[ \begin{aligned} 1 + \frac{8}{2} &= \frac{1 \cdot 2}{1 \cdot 2} + \frac{8 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{2 + 8}{2} \\ &= \frac{10}{2} \\&= 5 \end{aligned} \]