Evaluate 1/2(c-8)

$\frac{1}{2} (c - 8)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{1}{2} c + \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 8$

Step 2

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $c$ .

$\frac{c}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 8$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $- 8$ .

$\frac{c}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot (2 (- 4))$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{c}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot (2 \cdot - 4)$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{c}{2} - 4$

$\frac{c}{2} - 4$

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