Question

If you have 5 tenths of a dollar, how much money do you have

Answer 1

A tenth is 1/10.
5 tenths is 5/10.

5/10 is a fraction that can be made simpler, by dividing by 5, so that the fraction becomes 1/2.

1/2 is a half, so if you have a half a dollar, you have 50 cents.

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