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2
.
5
2.5
2
.
5
2
.
5
2.5
2
.
5
Place values indicate that
2
.
5
2.5
2
.
5
is made up of 2 ones, 5 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
2
.
5
2.5
2
.
5
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 2 ones, 5 tenths:
We can write
2
.
5
=
2
1
2
2.5 = 2\dfrac{1}{2}
2
.
5
=
2
2
1
, meaning two and 5 tenths