Solve 1/2(16.4+24.8)

$$\frac{ 1 }{ 2 } (16.4+24.8)$$

Evaluate

$$20.6$$

Solution Steps

Add 16.4 and 24.8 to get 41.2.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times 41.2$$

Convert decimal number 41.2 to fraction \frac{412}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{412}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{206}{5}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{206}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 206}{2\times 5}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 206}{2\times 5}.

$$\frac{206}{10}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{206}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{103}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{103}{5} = 20\frac{3}{5} = 20.6$$