Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request in Swahili. Please answer in Swahili.

### Instruction:
Michael’s largest watermelon weighs 8 pounds.  His neighbor, Clay, grew a watermelon three times that size.  And their mutual friend, John, grew a watermelon that was half the size of Clay’s.  How big was John’s watermelon?

### Response:
 Tikiti ya Michael ina uzito wa pauni 8 na ya Clay ina uzito mara tatu ya hiyo, hivyo ina uzito wa pauni 8*3 = <<8*3=24>>24.
Tikiti ya John ni nusu ya ukubwa wa tikiti ya Clay yenye uzito wa pauni 24, hivyo ina uzito wa pauni 24/2 = <<24/2=12>>12.