What is 0.5 as a Fraction?

Are you trying to figure out how to write 0.5 in the form of a fraction?

Solution: 0.5 as a fraction is 1/2

Follow along to see how to convert decimals like this to a fraction.

How to Convert 0.5 to a Fraction

You can convert 0.5 to fraction form by following a few easy steps.

Convert the decimal into a fraction by putting the decimal over 1 in fraction format.
0.5=.51
Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 to eliminate decimal places.
0.5 × 101 × 10=510
Reduce the fraction by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and denominator.
GCF of 5 and 10 = 5
Divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor (5).
5 ÷ 510 ÷ 5=12

Thus, the resulting fraction is 1/2.

The process to convert fractions back to decimals is a bit different; learn how to express 1/2 as a decimal.

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