Simplify 1/2(x-1)

$\frac{1}{2} (x - 1)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{1}{2} x + \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$

Step 2

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

$\frac{x}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$

Step 3

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

$\frac{x}{2} + \frac{- 1}{2}$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\frac{x}{2} - \frac{1}{2}$

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