what is half of 5/8

$${\frac{{\frac{{\mathtt{5}}}{{\mathtt{8}}}}}{{\mathtt{2}}}} = {\mathtt{0.312\: \!5}}$$

Thanks for that answer BluePhoenix912. I gave you a "thumbs up."

If we wanted to leave it in fractional form, we would have

1/2 x 5/8 = 5/16