0.5 as a Fraction
0.5 = 1/2. Fraction: 1/2; Percent: 50%.
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- Write over a power of 10 (or, for a repeating decimal, over 9s) and simplify: 1/2
How to write 0.5 as a fraction
Write over a power of 10 (or, for a repeating decimal, over 9s) and simplify: 1/2
- Fraction: 1/2
- Percent: 50%
Related values
| Decimal | Fraction |
|---|---|
| 0.2 | 1/5 |
| 0.25 | 1/4 |
| 0.375 | 3/8 |
| 0.4 | 2/5 |
| 0.5 | 1/2 |
| 0.6 | 3/5 |
| 0.625 | 5/8 |
| 0.75 | 3/4 |
| 0.8 | 4/5 |