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What is 1/2 times 8?

Answer
1/2 × 8 = 4
Fraction
4
Decimal
4
Percent
400%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    8 = 8/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 8)/(2 × 1) = 8/2
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 2: 8/2 = 4

Check: 4 ÷ 8 = 1/2 ✓

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    What is 1/2 times 8?

    1/2 times 8 is 4. As a decimal it's 4.

    How do you work out 1/2 × 8?

    Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.