What is half of 85/86?

Here we will show you how to calculate half of 85/86. 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 85/86 is the same as 85/86 divided by 2, which means that this is the fraction math problem we are solving:

		85
		86

÷ 2

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

		85
		86 × 2

		85
		172

That is all there is to it! Below is the the answer to "half of 85/86?" in its simplest form:

85/172

Two halves make a whole. 85/172 plus 85/172 equals 85/86. Thus, we know that our answer of 85/172 to the question "What is half of 85/86?" is correct.

As promised above, we also have the decimal answer. The decimal answer to "half of 85/86?" is 0.494186046511628

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