Question

What's half of 1/4? I actually don't know

Answer 1

1/8. Like 1/2 is half of 1, half of 1/2 is 1/4 and half of that is 1/8.

Answer 2

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Answer:

  1/8

Step-by-step explanation:

"Of" in math usually means "times." That is, 1/2 of 1/4 means ...

  $\dfrac{1}{2}\times\dfrac{1}{4}$

Fractions are multiplied by multiplying their numerators and their denominators.

  $=\dfrac{1\times1}{2\times4}=\dfrac{1}{8}$

Half of 1/4 is 1/8.

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Additional comment

The above should show you that half of any fraction is the same numerator over double the denominator.

Half of any integer is that integer divided by 2.