13/15 x 1/2 = 13/30
0.86666 repeating
13/15 = 0.8666...
Seven and a half.
No. Eight fifteenths is a little more than a half.
1 17/30
Thirteen fifteenths is equal to 86.66666(repeating).
20%
It is nearer to one half.
7.5/15 = 1/2, so there are 7.5 fifteenths in one half.
Seven and one-half fifteenths (7.5 fifteenths). **************************************** A bit more explanation: 15 ÷ 2 = 7.5 (Note: a fifteenth is the same as cutting a pie into 15 slices. So simply divide the whole pie by 2.)
No five fifteenths is a third whereas two quarters is a half. So they aren't equal
thirteen and a half = 13.5