What is 4 1 half times 4 1 half?

Answer 1

I believe that the answer to 4 * 1/2 is .0625. You start with .50, as .50=1/2. Multiply .50 by .50, you get .25

Multiply .25 by .50, you get .125.

Multiply .125 by .50, you get .0625.

At that point, you've multiplied 4 times, so your answer should be .0625.

Try this on a calculator and see how it works.

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Another opinion:

If someone gives you 1/2 dollar four times, you have 2 dollars.

Here's a more formal way to think about it:

-- Multiplication is the same in either direction, so you could write the same question as "1 half times 4".

-- In math or arithmetic word problems, "times" can usually be changed to "of".

When you do that, the question becomes "What is 1 half of 4 ?"

Can you answer it now ?