Essential Decimal Skills: Finding the Greater Number

Let's first convert the decimal numbers into simple fractions and compare them:

0.5 is divided by 10 because there is only one number after the decimal point, therefore:

$0.5=\frac{5}{10}$

0.49 is divided by 100 because there are two numbers after the decimal point, therefore:

$0.49=\frac{49}{100}$

Let's now compare our numbers:

\frac{49}{100}>\frac{5}{10}

Therefore, the larger number is 0.49.