Question #4d464

4 Answers
Mar 29, 2017

See the solution process below:

Explanation:

"half" or "one half" is #1/2#

When dealing with fractions in this contact the word "of" means "times" or "to multiply".

Let's call the measure we are looking for #m#.

We can now write:

#m = 1/2 xx 3/4#cup

We can now multiply the numerators and denominators of the fractions:

#m = (1 xx 3)/(2 xx 4)#cup

#m = 3/8#cup

Half of #3/4#cup is #3/8#cup.

Mar 29, 2017

#3/8# cup

Explanation:

Well to find half of #3/4# we multiply this by #1/2#

So...

#3/4*1/2=3/8#

Mar 29, 2017

3/8 of a cup

Explanation:

Whenever a math problem talks about a fraction of a quantity, it calls for multiplication. In this case, that means we will multiply #3/4 *1/2#, getting #3/8# as the answer.

Mar 29, 2017

#3/8# of a cup

Explanation:

We can set up an expression to represent this problem. Since we are looking for #1/2# of #3/4# a cup, we multiply the two together ("of" generally means multiplication). This gives us:

#1/2 * 3/4#

#= 3/8#

Therefore, #1/2# of #3/4# of a cup is #3/8# of a cup.