Think of it like this, there are 2 cookies left for you and your friend. You want half of what is there. Half of 2 is 1, right? Half of 2 is not 1/2 because that would be half of 1. Two halves make one whole
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2 is 2 wholes. It can be broken into two pieces of 1 whole. One of those two pieces is one whole. Half of 2 is 1.
No, it is not. Half is a noun meaning one of two parts, or equal parts of a whole.
well rounded it would be 3
half of one whole = 5/10
There are two halves in a whole, so there is one half in a half. In other words, if you take a half and divide it into two equal parts, each part is a quarter. Therefore, a half contains no complete halves, only one half itself.