What is half of 40/39?

Here we will show you how to calculate half of 40/39. We will not only show you how to get the fraction or mixed fraction answer, but as a bonus we will also give you the decimal answer.

To get half of anything, you simply divide it by 2. Therefore, half of 40/39 is the same as 40/39 divided by 2, which means that this is the fraction math problem we are solving:

		40
		39

÷ 2

To divide a fraction by a whole number, you keep the numerator and multiply the denominator by the whole number like this:

		40
		39 × 2

		40
		78

That is all there is to it! Below is the the answer to "half of 40/39?" in its simplest form:

20/39

Two halves make a whole. 20/39 plus 20/39 equals 40/39. Thus, we know that our answer of 20/39 to the question "What is half of 40/39?" is correct.

As promised above, we also have the decimal answer. The decimal answer to "half of 40/39?" is 0.512820512820513

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