What is the decimal equivalent of 1/2?

To find the decimal equivalent of 1/2, you can think about what it means to divide 1 by 2. When you divide one whole into two equal parts, each part represents half of that whole.

Mathematically, 1 divided by 2 equals 0.5. This value shows that each part (or half) is represented by the decimal 0.5, clearly indicating that this fraction can be expressed as a decimal number.

This understanding of fraction division directly leads to recognizing 0.5 as the correct decimal equivalent of 1/2. In the context of other potential decimal values, 0.25 would represent 1/4, 1.5 would suggest 1 and a half, and 0.75 equates to 3/4. Each of these options has a different fractional relationship, making them not applicable to 1/2.