A half note is equal to 2 beats in 4/4 time.
Since a 16th note is one quarter of a beat, you would need 4 16th notes to equal 1 beat.
To find out how many 16th notes equal the number of beats in one half note, you multiply:
- 2 beats (in a half note) × 4 (16th notes per beat) = 8 16th notes.
Therefore, it would take 8 16th notes to equal the number of beats in one half note.