text: wut is the answer to 1/2 x 26. and explain? need help with h.w. 1/2x26 mean half one 26. in other words, what's 26 divided by 2. if you decided to used the multiplication form, change 1/2 to 0.5 and multiply it by 26.  if you decided to do it the division way, divide 26 by 2. using mental math i can tell it's 13.  either way would work. answer = 13