Well, honey, let me break it down for you. One fourth is closer to zero than it is to one half. Think of it like this: if you're walking on a number line, zero is like your next-door neighbor, while one half is a few houses down the street, and one is in a whole other neighborhood. So, one fourth is definitely cozying up to zero more than it is to one half.
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One fourth is closer to zero than it is to one half. This can be understood by looking at the number line - one fourth is located closer to zero (0) than it is to one half (0.5). Mathematically, the difference between one fourth and zero is 0.25, while the difference between one fourth and one half is 0.25 as well.
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One half squared equals one fourth because when you multiply one half by one half you get one fourth. This is the equivalent of saying that half of one half is one fourth.
A half/one half.
Half of one-fourth is one eight
Half of one-fourth of a cup is one-eighth of a cup.