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4
.
5
4.5
4
.
5
4
.
5
4.5
4
.
5
Place values indicate that
4
.
5
4.5
4
.
5
is made up of 4 ones, 5 tenths:
However, if we want to convert
4
.
5
4.5
4
.
5
to fraction notation, it is somewhat more helpful to see it as being made up of 4 ones, 5 tenths:
We can write
4
.
5
=
4
1
2
4.5 = 4\dfrac{1}{2}
4
.
5
=
4
2
1
, meaning four and 5 tenths