How do you find the value of $1/2(34)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-15T22:12:04

It's $17$ .

When multiplying numbers with fractions, we multiply the number with the fraction's numerator, leaving the denominator intact. So,

$1/2 * 34 = 34/2 = 17$ .

That happens because any number $n$ is equal to $n/1$ , so when you multiply the two resulting fractions,

$1/2 * 34/1 = (1 * 34)/(2*1) = 34/2 = 17$ .

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