How is 0.5 greater than 0.32?

Answer 1

In the number 0.5, there are five tenths. In the number 0.32 there are only three tenths and two hundredths.

Answer 2

To compare 0.5 and 0.32, we can think of them as fractions: 0.5 is the same as 5/10, and 0.32 is the same as 32/100. To compare fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 100. When both fractions are written with a denominator of 100, we see that 0.5 is equivalent to 50/100, which is greater than 32/100. Therefore, 0.5 is greater than 0.32.