What is 0.5 as a Fraction?
Are you trying to figure out how to write 0.5 in the form of a fraction?
Solution:
0.5 as a fraction is 1/2
Follow along to see how to convert decimals like this to a fraction.
How to Convert 0.5 to a Fraction
You can convert 0.5 to fraction form by following a few easy steps.
Convert the decimal into a fraction by putting the decimal over 1 in fraction format.
0.5=.5 / 1
Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 to eliminate decimal places.
0.5 × 10 / 1 × 10=5 / 10
Reduce the fraction by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and denominator.
GCF of 5 and 10 = 5
Divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor (5).
5 ÷ 5 / 10 ÷ 5=1 / 2
Thus, the resulting fraction is 1/2.
The process to convert fractions back to decimals is a bit different; learn how to express 1/2 as a decimal.
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