34x 1\2=
Is the answer 12?
Nope.
What is half of 34?
Half of 34 is 17?
That's correct.
34 times 1/2 = 17
No, the answer is not 12. To solve this expression, let's break it down step by step:
1. Start by multiplying the whole number, 34, by the numerator of the fraction, which is 1.
34 x 1 = 34
2. Next, multiply the result by the reciprocal of the denominator of the fraction, which is 2.
34 x (1/2) = 34 x (1 ÷ 2) = 34 ÷ 2 = 17
Therefore, 34 x (1/2) equals 17, not 12.