Two halves = 2*0.5 = 1 (or 1.0, if you must)
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If the number is accurate to two decimal places then you write it exactly as in the question.
Setting the number of decimal places, in the number format, to 2.
To write "Two and fifty hundredths" as a decimal, you first write the whole number "2" followed by the decimal point. Then, you write the fractional part as a decimal, which is "50 hundredths" or "0.50." Therefore, "Two and fifty hundredths" as a decimal is written as "2.50."
To write sixteen and two hundredths as a decimal, you first write the whole number part, which is 16. Then, you add a decimal point after the whole number part. Finally, you write the decimal part, which is two hundredths, as .02. So, sixteen and two hundredths written as a decimal is 16.02.
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