How many eighth note rests would be required to represent the same duration as the following note? Half Note

Answer 1

A half note has a duration of 2 beats in 4/4 time. An eighth note rest has a duration of 1/2 a beat.

To find out how many eighth note rests would equal the duration of a half note, you can calculate as follows:

• The half note lasts for 2 beats.
• Since each beat equals 2 eighth notes (because there are 2 eighth notes in one quarter note and 4 eighth notes in 2 beats), a half note is equivalent to 4 eighth notes.

Therefore, to represent the same duration as a half note, you would need 4 eighth note rests.