1/2 of an inch would be smaller than 3/4ths of an inch.
2 and 2 fourths can be written as the improper fraction 10/4.
half an inch
2
2 1/2
1/2 of an inch would be smaller than 3/4ths of an inch.
2 and 2 fourths can be written as the improper fraction 10/4.
half an inch
2
2 1/2
2
2/4 = 1/2
Mixed Fraction: 2 and 3/2 Improper Fraction: 7/2
1/2
If you multiply the fraction three-fourths by two you will get six-fourths. If you change that improper fraction to a mixed fraction you will get one and two-fourths. The two-fourths reduces to one-half. There fore three-fourths times two is one and a half.
6.8
Six Fourths (6/4) as a fraction would be renamed into a mixed number, which would be one and two fourths, or one and a half (1 1/2). Two fourths is equivalent to one half. By the way, a mixed number is a fraction consisting of a whole number and a proper fraction.