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The number .5 means half. So, if you take half of something, that is less than the entire thing, right? And half of half is a quarter. Multiplication only makes numbers larger when you multiply numbers that are greater than one. If you multiply by one the number doesn't change. If you multiply by less than one, you make the number smaller.
One-half the base.
(1/2)5=2.5
one fourth: divide the number by 4, or multiply it by 0.25half: divide the number by 2, or multiply it by 0.5 three fourths: multiply the answer to the first by 3, or multiply the original number by 0.75
96.3