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Answer 1 · 2016-09-19T09:57:08

#1/2#

"Half of one" can be written as a calculation as:

#1 div 2" "larr# can also be written as #1/2#

Using the method of fraction division.

#1div 2#

=#1/1 xx 1/2 = 1/2#

Using decimals:

#1 div2= 0.5 = 5/10 = 1/2#

Answer 2 · 2016-09-20T13:46:10

#1/2#

Compare to 5 of 10 #-> 5xx10#

So 'of' is the equivalent of multiplication.

Thus half of 1 is #1/2xx1#

Now consider the example: #2xx3" is the same as "3xx2#

So half of 1 #-> 1/2xx1" is the same as 1 of half "-> 1xx1/2#

#color(green)("So half of 1 is: "1/2)#