Question

Brent wants to know
what is 5 x 1/2

Answer 1

2.5

Explanation:

when multiplying by a half it just splits the number in half therefore half of five is 2.5.

Answer 2

Answer:
`2(1)/(2)` or 2.5

Explanation:

`(5)/(1) X(1)/(2) = (5X1)/(1X2) =(5)/(2)`

[ 5 is multipled to 1 being both in numerator and then its divided by 2 ]

If we divide 5 by 2 using long division we get 2 as quotient and 1 as remainder ,which gives
`2(1)/(2)`

or in decimal we can write it as 2.5 also because 1/2 can be written as 0.5