How to change a decimal to a whole number for example 0.5

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In the same way, 1/2 is never equal to a whole number. It is equal to 0.5, which has a decimal but not a fraction. You could multiply by 0.5 the same way you multiply by 5, except that you might have at least one extra decimal place in the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

You can't actually change the value of the decimal, but you can rewrite it in various different formats.

0.5 is the same as 5 times 1/10, or 5 times 10^ (-1), and so on.