help pleease waht is .50 as a fraction
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the decimal:
0.5
Write as a fraction.
Solution:
In order to write the decimal as a fraction, we simply need to treat the decimal as a whole number, then divide it by its place value. In our case the place value of 0.5 is tenths, therefore we will divide 5 by 10.
= 5/10
The fraction can be simplified by factoring out 5 from the equation.
= ½
Final answer:
= ½