i’m confused on how to answer this question so please help!

[tex] \frac{9}{8} [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
you would want to get rid of the -1/2 so you have to add one half to the other side of the equation and since 1/2 equals 4/8 the equation would be
4/8 plus 5/8 which equals 9/8