Question

What is half of 1 3/4

Answer 1

so half=1/2
half of 1 and 3/4
remember that 1 adn 3/4=1+3/4
'of' means multiply
1/2 times (1+3/4)
distributive property
a(b+c)=ab+ac
1/2 times (1+3/4)=1/1 times 1+1/2 times 3/4=1/2 +3/8
1/2 times 4/4=4/8
1/2+3/8=4/8+3/8=7/8
answer is 7/8

Answer 2

1 3/4
= 1+ 3/4
= 4/4+ 3/4
= (4+3)/4
= 7/4

Half of 1 3/4
= Half of 7/4
= (7/4) /2
= (7/4)* (1/2)
= (7*1)/ (4*2)
= 7/8

Half of 1 3/4 is 7/8.