Convert Decimal to Fraction: Simplifying 0.5 to Lowest Terms

Write the following decimal fraction as a simple fraction and simplify:

0.5= 0.5=

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00:00 Write it as a simple and reduced fraction
00:03 Divide each digit after the decimal point by the division amount it represents
00:10 Place the appropriate denominator
00:19 Reduce as much as possible, make sure to divide both numerator and denominator
00:31 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

Write the following decimal fraction as a simple fraction and simplify:

0.5= 0.5=

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Step-by-step solution

Since there is one digit after the decimal point, we divide 5 by 10:

510 \frac{5}{10}

Now let's find the highest number that divides both the numerator and the denominator.

In this case, the number is 5, so:

5:510:5=12 \frac{5:5}{10:5}=\frac{1}{2}

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Final Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

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\( 0.30 \)

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