Question

Why does the equation 1/2x4=2 ?​

Answer 1

1/2 times 4 will equal 2 because if you multiply ANY number by 1/2, this just means you are dividing it by 2. So, this equation: 1/2x4=2 is just equal to 4/2 which is equal to 2. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Explanation:

multiplying something by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by 0.5, so 0.5x4 = 2. you can think of it like this:

0.5 x 4 = 2, because 2 0.5s fit in a 1, so 4 0.5s fit into 2. it is really the same as just halfing the number, because if you were to multiply it by 1 it would stay the same, multiply it by 2 it would double, so multiply it by 0.5 and it will half. hope that helps