Question

I need help with this please.

1/2 x 3 x 3 = 4.5
I just need help on how 4.5 is the answer.

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

3 * 3 = 6

1/2 * 6 = 3 not 4.5

Because, when we multiply with 1/2, we are actually dividing the number by 2, and 6/2 = 3.

Answer 2

The 3 x 3 part turns into 9

So we have 1/2 x 9 or 9/2

Use long division to find that 9/2 gives a quotient of 4 and remainder 1

Imagine you had 9 cookies and 2 friends. Each friend would get 4 cookies each, eating 4*2 = 8 cookies overall. Then there's 9-8 = 1 cookie as the remainder.

The "remainder 1" then leads to 1/2 = 0.5

quotient = 4

remainder = 1 ---> decimal portion = 1/2 = 0.5

So that's how we get to 4+0.5 = 4.5

You can use a calculator to see that 9/2 = 4.5