Simplify 1/2(2a+4)

$\frac{1}{2} (2 a + 4)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

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

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $2 a$ .

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

Cancel the common factor.

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

Rewrite the expression.

$a + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 4$

$a + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 4$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$a + \frac{1}{2} \cdot (2 (2))$

Cancel the common factor.

$a + \frac{1}{2} \cdot (2 \cdot 2)$

Rewrite the expression.

$a + 2$

$a + 2$

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