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3
.
5
3.5
3
.
5
3
.
5
3.5
3
.
5
Place values indicate that
3
.
5
3.5
3
.
5
is made up of 3 ones, 5 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
3
.
5
3.5
3
.
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
=
3
1
2
3.5 = 3\dfrac{1}{2}
3
.
5
=
3
2
1
, meaning three and 5 tenths