How can you turn 0.5 into a fraction? - Answers

In common terms, here in this case, we refer 1 as the whole. So, considering 0.5 to be half of the whole, it means that that whole contains 2 parts and the 0.5 takes up 1 part of the 2. Hence, the answer is 1/2. If the answer you are looking for does not have 1 as the whole number, then my asnwer will not be applicable. If your whole number is x, then find out the number of 0.5s that can fit into your x. Your fraction will be how much the 0.5 takes up out of all the similar portions. For example, if you can fit 12 X 0.5 into the whole nicely, then your 0.5 will become 1/12. *Take note, my answers are all simplified fractions. == well you let the decimal point stand as 1 and put just one zero after that since its just 1 digit that follows the point making it 10 and you divide it by 10 just making 5/10 which reduces to 1/2 == Ok, So 0.5 Seems to small right? It dosent matter if you add zeros after the number, it will stay the same so for example:0.500 if you add .500 +.500 ______ 1.000 You get 1.0 or one Whole How does that help you? Now you know if you multiply .500 times Two, you get one whole. When you have to multiply anything by two, that number is one half. == 1/2 == Your 0.5 is a decimal number. It is read as "zero point five" or just "point five" if you prefer. Any digit in the first place to the right of a decimal point is tenths of a unit, or tenths of one. It represents how many tenths of a unit are in the number. In this case, there are 5 tenths. (And there is nothing else.) The 5 tenths is 5 1/10ths or 5/10. That is the answer in the form of a fraction, but the fraction can be reduced. The 5/10 is 1/2 and that makes 1/2 the answer.