How many sixteenths in a half?

Answer 1

(1/2) / (1/16) = (1/2) * (16/1) division equals multiplication by the inverse and the inverse of 1/16 is 16/1.

= 16/2 = 8

Another way to look at it is: 16 sixteenths make one. So half of them make a half ie 8 sixteenths make a half.