Well, honey, if we're breaking down a whole into tenths, we're talking about dividing it into 10 equal parts. So, in a whole number like 12, you've got 12 tenths. It's as simple as that, darlin'.
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If that's 1 and 1/5, that's 12 tenths.
12 times.
10
In mathematics, a whole number is a number without fractions or decimals. Since 12 is a whole number, it is considered one whole. Therefore, there is one whole in the number 12.
That would be equivalent to 12/1, or 12. (1/1 is one whole.)