½ (24d + e) = [__]d + [__]/[__]e

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To simplify the equation \( \frac{1}{2} (24d + e) \), we start by distributing \( \frac{1}{2} \) to both terms inside the parentheses:

\[ \frac{1}{2} (24d + e) = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 24d + \frac{1}{2} \cdot e \]

Calculating each term:

\[ \frac{1}{2} \cdot 24d = 12d \]

and

\[ \frac{1}{2} \cdot e = \frac{1}{2}e \]

Now, putting it all together, we have:

\[ \frac{1}{2} (24d + e) = 12d + \frac{1}{2} e \]

This means:

  • The first blank for \( [__]d \) is 12.
  • The second blank for \( [__] \) (numerator) is 1.
  • The third blank for \( [__] \) (denominator) is 2.

Therefore, the completed expression is:

\[ \frac{1}{2} (24d + e) = 12d + \frac{1}{2} e \]

This leads us to the answer:

12d + 1/2e, or filling in the blanks:

12, 1, 2.