Convert Decimal to Fraction: Simplifying 0.5 to Lowest Terms

Question

Write the following decimal fraction as a simple fraction and simplify:

$0.5=$

00:00 Write it as a simple and reduced fraction

00:03 Divide each digit after the decimal point by the division amount it represents

00:10 Place the appropriate denominator

00:19 Reduce as much as possible, make sure to divide both numerator and denominator

00:31 And this is the solution to the question

Since there is one digit after the decimal point, we divide 5 by 10:

$\frac{5}{10}$

Now let's find the highest number that divides both the numerator and the denominator.

In this case, the number is 5, so:

$\frac{5:5}{10:5}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{2}$