What is half of 1/2?

• A. 1/4
• B. 1/8
• C. 1/2
• D. 3/4

Answer: (A)

Taking half means dividing the amount into two equal parts. So half of a fraction is multiplying by 1/2. For 1/2, half of that is (1/2) × (1/2) = 1/4. Visualize a pizza cut into two equal slices, then take half of one slice—that’s a quarter of the whole pizza. The other options would come from taking half of a smaller or larger amount (for example, 1/8 is half of 1/4; 1/2 is half of 1; 3/4 is three quarters), so they don’t match taking half of 1/2.