To find the product of two fractions, multiply the numerators together, and place this on the top of the fraction, and multiply the denominators together, putting them on the bottom of the fraction. In this instance, 1/2 x 1/2 = 1 x 1 / 2 x 2 = 1/4, or one quarter.
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You get 3 quarters of a number by multiplying the number by .75; or you can multiply it by .25 and then multiply the product by 3. Or, you can multiply the number by 3, and then divide the product by 4.Half it and half it again. Then times it by 3
Divide by 2 or multiply by 1/2 to divide inches in half.
divide by 2 (or multiply by 0.5)
To multiply fractions together, multiply the top half of the fraction together and put that result on the top half of the answer, and multiply the bottom half of the fraction together and put that result on the bottom half.In this instance, 1 / 2 of 3 / 4 is equal to 1 x 3 / 2 x 4 = 3 / 8 or three eighths.
Half times means 0.5x. So, if you multiply 23 by 0.5 you will get 11.5