1.5 is one and five tenths
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In the number 9.453, the digit in the tenths place is 5. The tenths place is the first digit to the right of the decimal point. In this case, the digit 5 is in the tenths place because it is the first digit to the right of the decimal point, which separates the whole number part (9) from the decimal part (0.453) of the number.
five tenths = 5/10
To write five and nine tenths as a decimal, you simply place the whole number part before the decimal point and the decimal part after the decimal point. Therefore, five and nine tenths is written as 5.9 in decimal form.
.5 (half) five tenths is thesame as 5/10. and if you make that the smallest you can make it, it would be 1/2 which is half. so once again, .5 :D
.5 since one tenth is .1, five tenths is 5 x .1, which is .5