What is 0.5 written as a fraction?(1 point)
0.5 written as a fraction is 1/2.
To write 0.5 as a fraction, you can use the fact that the decimal point separates the whole number part from the fractional part. In this case, the whole number part is 0 and the fractional part is 5.
To convert the fractional part to a fraction, you can imagine the number 5 as being over a power of 10. Since there is one digit after the decimal point, the power of 10 is 10^1 (which is the same as 10).
So, 0.5 can be written as the fraction 5/10.
However, this fraction can be simplified further. Both the numerator and denominator have a common factor of 5. By dividing both the numerator and denominator by 5, we get the simplified fraction of 1/2.
Therefore, 0.5 can be written as the fraction 1/2.