Solve 0.5 + 0.5: Visual Number Line Addition Problem

$0.5+0.5=$

To solve this problem, we will add the decimal numbers 0.5 and 0.5 together. The process involves:

• Step 1: Align the decimal points of both numbers, which results in:

0.5
+ 0.5

• Step 2: Start adding from the rightmost digit (tenths position in this case). The digits in the tenths position are both 5. Adding them gives 5 + 5 = 10. Because this is in the tenths position, write 0 in the tenths column, and carry over 1 to the units column.
• Step 3: Proceed to the units column. The digits are 0 in the top row and 0 in the bottom row, while you have a carryover of 1. Therefore, 1 (carry) + 0 + 0 = 1.

Therefore, the sum of 0.5 + 0.5 is precisely $1$.

Given that this was a multiple-choice question, the correct answer is choice 2: 1.