What is a half percent of 1 million dollars?

A half percent of 1 million dollars is $5,000. To calculate this, you first convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100 (0.5%). Then, you multiply the decimal by the total amount ($1,000,000) to find the half percent value. In this case, 0.005 x $1,000,000 = $5,000.