1.5
5/10 = 1/2
.5
.5
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, or 0.5
It is: 5 and 5/10 = 5.5 as a decimal
.5
3.5
.5
5.7
1.5 The fraction 5/10 can be simplified to 1/2. The decimal notation of 1/2 is .5. There fore 1 1/2 = 1.5
Four tenths as a fraction: 4/10 ---> 2/5 Four tenths as a decimal: 0.4