Solve 1/2*0.5*16

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \times 0.5 \times 16$$

Evaluate

$$4$$

Solution Steps

Convert decimal number 0.5 to fraction \frac{5}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times 16$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 1}{2\times 2}\times 16$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 1}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{1}{4}\times 16$$

Multiply \frac{1}{4} and 16 to get \frac{16}{4}.

$$\frac{16}{4}$$

Divide 16 by 4 to get 4.

$$4$$

Factor

$$2^{2}$$