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1
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5
1.5
1
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5
1
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5
1.5
1
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5
Place values indicate that
1
.
5
1.5
1
.
5
is made up of 1 ones, 5 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
1
.
5
1.5
1
.
5
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 1 ones, 5 tenths:
We can write
1
.
5
=
1
1
2
1.5 = 1\dfrac{1}{2}
1
.
5
=
1
2
1
, meaning one and 5 tenths