Solve 0.5 + 0.5: Visual Number Line Addition Problem

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve

00:03 We'll use long addition for calculation

00:10 We'll place the decimal point in the appropriate position

00:13 We'll start by adding the smallest appropriate digits

00:17 We'll place the units and carry 1 up

00:29 We'll add 1 to this calculation and place it

00:34 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will add the decimal numbers 0.5 and 0.5 together. The process involves:

0.5
+ 0.5

Step 2: Start adding from the rightmost digit (tenths position in this case). The digits in the tenths position are both 5. Adding them gives 5 + 5 = 10. Because this is in the tenths position, write 0 in the tenths column, and carry over 1 to the units column.
Step 3: Proceed to the units column. The digits are 0 in the top row and 0 in the bottom row, while you have a carryover of 1. Therefore, 1 (carry) + 0 + 0 = 1.

Therefore, the sum of 0.5 + 0.5 is precisely $1$ .

Given that this was a multiple-choice question, the correct answer is choice 2: 1.