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What is half of 1.5 tablespoons in fraction for one and 1/2 tablespoons?
I'm looking up this and seeing 1 1/2 tablespoons cut in half is 1 1/4 tablespoons but 1 1/2 teaspoons is 3/4 teaspoons so equally wouldnt I do 3/4 tablespoons?
Help me with the math. I stink at math.
11 Answers
- ?Lv 73 months ago
1 1/2 means 1 plus 1/2
1(2/2) + 1/2 converts the 1 to halves so you can add them.
2/2 + 1/2 = 3/2, with common denominators, add the 'top' numbers.
1/2 * 3/4 = 3/4
Source(s): Don't feel bad, the correct methods are rarely taught well... - ?Lv 73 months ago
What is half of 1 ...... answer 1/2
What is half of 1/2 ... answer 1/4
So, half of 1 1/2 is 1/2 + 1/4 ........ 2/4 + 1/4 ....... 3/4
and that's 3/4 whatever it is ... tablespoons or teaspoons
- PuzzlingLv 73 months ago
In both cases the answer is 3/4.
Here's the math:
1½ * ½
= 3/2 * 1/2
Multiply across the numerators and the denominators:
3/4
Answer:
Half of 1½ tablespoons is ¾ tablespoons.
Half of 1½ teaspoons is ¾ teaspoons.
- Anonymous3 months ago
Half of 1½ Tbsp. is ¾ Tbsp. As there are 3 tsp. in 1 Tbsp., ¾ Tbsp. is 2¼ tsp.
- ?Lv 63 months ago
half of 1 and a 1/2 tablespoons is 3/4 of a tablespoon, 1 and a 1/2 tablespoons equals 6/4 of a tablespoon, therefor half of this is 3/4 of a tablespoon, since there are 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon multiply this by 3, so 9/4 of a teaspoon, or 2 and 1/4 teaspoons