Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2 = 2/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 1)/(1 × 2) = 2/2
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 2: 2/2 = 1
Check: 1 ÷ 1/2 = 2 ✓
What is 2 times 1/2?
Answer
2 × 1/2 = 1
- Fraction
- 1
- Decimal
- 1
- Percent
- 100%
Picture
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
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Questions people ask
What is 2 times 1/2?
2 times 1/2 is 1. As a decimal it's 1.
How do you work out 2 × 1/2?
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.