The question is: "What is half of 1/4?" Kartik solves it as 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4

The question is: "What is half of 1/4?" Kartik solves it as 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4. His sister says "of" here does not mean add. Who is right?

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Rohit says multiplication always makes a number bigger, so multiplying 1/2 by 1/3 will giv Siya says division always makes a number smaller, so dividing 1/2 by 1/4 will give an answ Working out 1/2 × 3/2 = 3/4, Neha notices 3/4 is bigger than 1/2