A line segment that is 2 4/8 inches long, how many half inches is it?
How many halves are in 2 1/2?
You could count them on a ruler, if you aren't sure how to figure this out.
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I counted 2,am I right?
1 inch = 2 half inches
2 inches = 4 half inches
4/8 inch = 1/2 inch
2 1/2 = 5/2
5 am i right
To find out how many half inches are in a line segment that is 2 4/8 inches long, you would perform the following steps:
1. Convert the mixed number 2 4/8 into an improper fraction. To do this, multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator of the fraction (8) and add it to the numerator (4). This gives us 2 * 8 + 4 = 16 + 4 = 20. So, 2 4/8 can be written as the improper fraction 20/8.
2. Simplify the fraction if possible. In this case, since both the numerator and denominator are divisible by 4, we can divide both by 4 to simplify it further. 20/8 simplifies to 5/2.
3. Now that we have the fraction in its simplest form, we can determine how many half inches are in the line segment. Since the numerator represents the number of halves and the denominator represents the whole units, we can see that there are 5 halves in the line segment.
Therefore, a line segment that is 2 4/8 inches long is equivalent to 5 half inches.