The answer to this is to take the halves (8) and then divide them by them by 2. The answer to your question in particular is 4. If it was 11 say, you would divide by two (5.5) and then with the remaining 0.5 convert it back into a fraction. Therefore the answer to 11 would be 5 1/2. Sorry if this is confusing!!! In short, the answer to your question is 4.
Faye O'Neill
There are 16 halves in eight wholes.
10 halves in 5 wholes.
You can make 4 wholes from 8 halves.
You can make 3 wholes
20
5 wholes = ten halves plus one half = 11 halves
12
1
3 x 2 = 6 halves
14
8
Six whole halves. Each whole has two halves making it, 6(wholes)x2(#of halves in whole)= 12. 12 halves in 6 wholes.