Question: User: 2($\frac{1}{2}$)
1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$2\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$$.
2. **Formula and rules:** When multiplying a whole number by a fraction, multiply the whole number by the numerator and then divide by the denominator.
3. **Intermediate work:**
$$2\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{2 \times 1}{2}$$
4. **Cancel common factors:**
$$\frac{\cancel{2} \times 1}{\cancel{2}} = 1$$
5. **Explanation:** Multiplying 2 by 1 gives 2, and dividing by 2 cancels out, leaving 1.
**Final answer:** $$1$$