3.53.5
3.53.5
Place values indicate that 3.53.5 is made up of 3 ones, 5 tenths:
However, if we want to convert 3.53.5 to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 3 ones, 5 tenths:
We can write 3.5=3123.5 = 3\dfrac{1}{2}, meaning three and 5 tenths